Crescent Head · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Crescent Head

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

Almost 39% of people in Crescent Head have moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the number of people moving into the town has dropped sharply since 2011.

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📍 Crescent Head, Urban Centre

Where Crescent Head sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.5% ▼ -42.1%
  • 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 Crescent Head — higher than 67% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Crescent Head38.5%
2440, NSW 31.7%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.5% of residents changed homes recently, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 66.5% of the population had moved.

38.5% ▼ -42.1%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 66.5%
  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 38.5%

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 2.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen 15 points since 2011.

2.8% ▼ -84.1%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Crescent Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121026/crescent-head/topic/mobility-location