Evans Head · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Evans Head

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

Fewer people have moved into Evans Head recently compared to the state and national averages. While 36.5% of residents arrived in the last five years, the area has seen a steady rise in people arriving from overseas.

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📍 Evans Head, Urban Centre

Where Evans Head sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.5% ▼ -2.5%
  • 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 Evans Head — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Evans Head36.5%
2473, NSW 36.8%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved here in the last five years is 36.5%, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011.

36.5% ▼ -2.5%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 37.4%
  • 2016: 52.5%
  • 2021: 36.5%

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 8.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is well below the state and national figures, though the number has risen since 2011.

8.6% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 8.6%

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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115057/evans-head/topic/mobility-location