Wyong · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Wyong

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

About four in ten people in Wyong have changed their home in the last five years. This movement reflects a steady level of residential churn that mirrors both state and national trends.

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📍 Wyong, State Electorate

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

39.9% ▲ +2.1%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Wyong — higher than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wyong39.9%
Greater Sydney 41.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 39.9% of residents moved house recently, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages. This rate has risen slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.

39.9% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 39.9%

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 6.6% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas. This is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia, and the proportion has barely changed since 2011.

6.6% ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/mobility-location