Werris Creek · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Werris Creek

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

Werris Creek is much less mobile than most similar areas, with very few people moving in or out recently. While the share of people who have moved in the last five years has risen to 31.7% since 2011, the town remains far less dynamic than the rest of the state.

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📍 Werris Creek, Urban Centre

Where Werris Creek sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

31.7% ▲ +19.3%
  • 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 Werris Creek — lower than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Werris Creek31.7%
2341, NSW 32.1%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 31.7% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.

31.7% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 31.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals have fallen to 0.0% since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 14.5% and is lower than most other similar areas.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115157/werris-creek/topic/mobility-location