Valla Beach · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Valla Beach

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

Only 1.5% of people in Valla Beach arrived from overseas recently, making it an area with very few new international arrivals. While few people move here from abroad, the local population is quite mobile, with 40% of residents having moved home in the last five years.

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Where Valla Beach sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.0% ▲ +12.3%
  • 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 Valla Beach — higher than 73% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Valla Beach40.0%
2448, NSW 36.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Four in ten residents moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, though it has risen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.

40.0% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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 just 1.5% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen sharply from 7.1% in 2011.

1.5% ▼ -78.6%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Valla Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115145/valla-beach/topic/mobility-location