Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Shelly Beach

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

Roughly a third of residents have moved into Shelly Beach in the last five years. This movement is much lower than the national trend, with the area seeing very few recent arrivals from overseas.

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Where Shelly Beach sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.5% ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Shelly Beach — higher than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Shelly Beach33.5%
2261, NSW 36.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.5% of people here moved house in the last five years. This is well below the 39.9% seen across New South Wales and the 40.7% national figure.

33.5% ▼ -12.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.0%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 33.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up only 2.5% of the population. This is far below the national and state figures, which both sit around 14.5% to 14.9%.

2.5% ▼ -80.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13550/shelly-beach/topic/mobility-location