North Rothbury · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in North Rothbury

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

About 75% of people in North Rothbury have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes it one of the most mobile areas of its kind. The population is changing rapidly as more people settle in the area.

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📍 North Rothbury, Urban Centre

Where North Rothbury sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

75.2% ▲ +118.1%
  • 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 North Rothbury — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
North Rothbury75.2%
2335, NSW 47.1%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Three quarters of residents moved here within the last five years, a figure far above the national average of 40.7%. This trend has climbed sharply since 2011, rising by 41 percentage points.

75.2% ▲ +118.1%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 34.5%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 75.2%

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 12% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.5% and has fallen slightly since 2011.

12.0% ▼ -22.9%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 12.0%

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 North Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115112/north-rothbury/topic/mobility-location