Batemans Bay · Urban Area

Migration & Movement in Batemans Bay

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

More people are moving into Batemans Bay than in many other parts of the country, though very few arrive from abroad. About 41.9% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, reflecting a mobile population that is slightly more likely to move than the average Australian.

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📍 Batemans Bay, Urban Area

Where Batemans Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

41.9% ▲ +2.3%
  • 30.0%–30.9%: 5 areas
  • 30.9%–31.8%: 3 areas
  • 31.8%–32.7%: 1 area
  • 32.7%–33.6%: 5 areas
  • 33.6%–34.5%: 2 areas
  • 34.5%–35.4%: 3 areas
  • 35.4%–36.3%: 5 areas
  • 36.3%–37.1%: 7 areas
  • 37.1%–38.0%: 6 areas
  • 38.0%–38.9%: 8 areas
  • 38.9%–39.8%: 7 areas
  • 39.8%–40.7%: 7 areas
  • 40.7%–41.6%: 8 areas
  • 41.6%–42.5%: 7 areas
  • 42.5%–43.4%: 6 areas
  • 43.4%–44.3%: 8 areas
  • 44.3%–45.2%: 5 areas
  • 45.2%–46.1%: 4 areas
  • 46.1%–47.0%: 4 areas
  • 47.0%–47.9%: 1 area
  • 47.9%–48.8%: 3 areas
  • 48.8%–49.6%: 3 areas
  • 49.6%–50.5%: 0 areas
  • 50.5%–51.4%: 0 areas
  • 51.4%–52.3%: 0 areas
  • 52.3%–53.2%: 0 areas
  • 53.2%–54.1%: 1 area
  • 54.1%–55.0%: 2 areas

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Batemans Bay — higher than 62% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Batemans Bay41.9%
2536, NSW 40.8%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years has risen to 41.9% since 2011. This is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national average of 40.7%.

41.9% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 62% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 40.9%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 41.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are much less common here than in most other areas. Only 6.0% of the population arrived from another country recently, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and the national average of 14.5%.

6.0% ▲ +25.9%

Lower than 92% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 6.0%

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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1004/batemans-bay/topic/mobility-location