42.4% —
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Wagga Wagga
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 30% of people in Wagga Wagga arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This high level of international migration contributes to a very mobile population, with many residents having changed their address in recent years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Movement into the area is high, with 42.4% of people moving home in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
International migration is a standout feature here, as 29.7% of the population arrived from overseas recently. This is far above the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 15%.
29.7% —
Higher than 94% 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/mobility-location