Pottsville · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Pottsville

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

About 40.7% of people in Pottsville have changed their address in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most similar places, though it matches the patterns seen across New South Wales and the rest of the country.

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Where Pottsville sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.7% ▼ -26.6%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pottsville — higher than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Pottsville40.7%
2489, NSW 39.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

A high proportion of residents—40.7%—moved here in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

40.7% ▼ -26.6%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 55.5%
  • 2016: 49.7%
  • 2021: 40.7%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 6.4% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

6.4% ▼ -51.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13269/pottsville/topic/mobility-location