Bowraville · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Bowraville

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

A huge 33.8% of people in Bowraville have arrived from overseas recently, placing the area among the highest for recent arrivals. This striking influx of new residents stands in contrast to the broader trend of people moving home, which is far lower here than across the state.

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📍 Bowraville, Urban Centre

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

29.8% ▲ +45.6%
  • 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 Bowraville — lower than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bowraville29.8%
2449, NSW 30.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 29.8% of residents moved house in the last five years. This is far below the national figure of 40.7%, though it has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.

29.8% ▲ +45.6%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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 33.8% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This proportion has jumped significantly, rising 26 percentage points since 2011.

33.8% ▲ +311.5%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 33.8%

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 Bowraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121011/bowraville/topic/mobility-location