# Migration & Movement — Central Coast

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

Area: Central Coast (Urban Area)

Fewer people have moved into the Central Coast from overseas since 2011. While more residents have changed homes in the last five years, the area remains less mobile than most of the country, with 37.5% of people moving recently.

About 37.5% of people moved home in the last five years, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales rate and well below the national figure of 40.7%.

Only 6.9% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure that fell 4.6 percentage points since 2011. This is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 14.5% to 14.9%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People who moved in the last 5 years | 37.5% | +6.0% since 2011 |
| Recent arrivals from overseas | 6.9% | -40.2% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1010/central-coast/topic/mobility-location