Bowral - Mittagong · Urban Area

Migration & Movement in Bowral - Mittagong

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

More than four in ten people in Bowral - Mittagong have moved house recently, making it a dynamic area for new arrivals. While internal migration is common, the region sees far fewer people arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Bowral - Mittagong sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

42.1% ▲ +10.7%
  • 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 Bowral - Mittagong — higher than 64% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bowral - Mittagong42.1%
2575, NSW 42.5%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 42.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most areas. This figure is a little above both the New South Wales and national rates, and it has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.

42.1% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 64% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 38.0%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 42.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 9.0% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages. Despite this low standing among similar areas, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals rose by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

9.0% ▲ +55.9%

Lower than 75% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.0%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bowral - Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1006/bowral-mittagong/topic/mobility-location