Calala · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Calala

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

Nearly half of all residents in Calala have changed their home in the last five years. This high turnover is driven by both local movement and a growing number of people arriving from overseas.

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📍 Calala, Urban Centre

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

46.4% ▼ -9.7%
  • 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 Calala — higher than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Calala46.4%
2340, NSW 41.5%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.4% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement is among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.

46.4% ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 51.4%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 46.4%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.8% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 14.9%. This proportion has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area much higher than most other places.

19.8% ▲ +73.0%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 19.8%

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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115035/calala/topic/mobility-location