Woombah · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Woombah

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

Woombah is around the middle of the pack compared to similar areas when it comes to how many people move house. While about one third of residents have shifted in the last five years, the area has seen almost no new arrivals from overseas.

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

33.3% ▼ -14.9%
  • 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 Woombah — higher than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Woombah33.3%
2469, NSW 28.3%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.3% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well below the 39.9% seen across New South Wales and the 40.7% national figure.

33.3% ▼ -14.9%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 32.2%
  • 2021: 33.3%

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 0.0% of the population, a figure far below both the state average of 14.9% and the national average of 14.5%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Woombah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14432/woombah/topic/mobility-location