Murrays Beach · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Murrays Beach

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

Nearly half of all residents in Murrays Beach have moved house in the last five years. This high level of mobility makes the area much more transient than other similar places, with the number of recent movers rising by 16 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Murrays Beach, Urban Centre

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

49.2% ▲ +46.5%
  • 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 Murrays Beach — higher than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Murrays Beach49.2%
2281, NSW 35.2%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 49.2% of people moved here within the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate of movement is among the highest seen across similar areas.

49.2% ▲ +46.5%

Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 37.6%
  • 2021: 49.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

There have been no recent arrivals from overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the 14.5% seen across Australia.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121085/murrays-beach/topic/mobility-location