43.5% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Nelson Bay · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Nelson Bay
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Much more movement is seen in Nelson Bay than in most similar areas, with 43.5% of people arriving in the last five years. This shift is part of a growing trend of people relocating to the area, as the number of new residents has risen steadily since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Nearly 44% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This represents a 12 point increase in mobility since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
People arriving from overseas make up 10.8% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 14.5%.
10.8% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Nelson Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113012/nelson-bay/topic/mobility-location