43.8% —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Port Macquarie · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Port Macquarie
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 44% of people in Port Macquarie moved house in the last five years. This is a very high rate of movement compared to most other areas, making it a place where new residents frequently arrive.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who have moved in the last five years is 43.8%, which is well above the state figure of 39.9% and the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.5% of the population. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and the national figure of 14.5%.
9.5% —
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112017/port-macquarie/topic/mobility-location