Cowan · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Cowan

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

Few people have moved into Cowan lately, making it a very stable place to live. Only 17.9% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Cowan, Urban Centre

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

17.9% ▼ -52.1%
  • 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 Cowan — lower than 95% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cowan17.9%
2081, NSW 26.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The number of people moving here has dropped sharply, falling 20 percentage points since 2011. This rate is now among the lowest for similar areas.

17.9% ▼ -52.1%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 17.9%

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 3.8% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%.

3.8% ▼ -61.6%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/mobility-location