Kurri Kurri · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Kurri Kurri

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

More than four in ten people in Kurri Kurri have changed their home in the last five years. This high level of movement makes the area more mobile than most similar places, although it sees far fewer new arrivals from overseas than the state or national figures.

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📍 Kurri Kurri, Urban Centre

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

41.5% ▼ -7.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kurri Kurri — higher than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Kurri Kurri41.5%
2327, NSW 35.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.5% of residents moved house recently, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, though it has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

41.5% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 44.7%
  • 2016: 39.8%
  • 2021: 41.5%

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 6.8% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This proportion has also fallen, dropping 2.5 percentage points since 2011.

6.8% ▼ -26.7%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 6.8%

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 Kurri Kurri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112011/kurri-kurri/topic/mobility-location