40.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in West Bathurst
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
About 40% of people in West Bathurst have changed their address since 2016, mirroring a high level of movement seen across the country. This area attracts a significant number of new residents, including a high proportion of people moving in from overseas. It is a dynamic place where many residents have arrived recently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Forty per cent of residents moved into West Bathurst in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.2% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
15.2% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 West Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14258/west-bathurst/topic/mobility-location