Cargo · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Cargo

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

Far fewer people have moved to Cargo recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 24.4% of residents arrived in the last five years, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Cargo, Urban Centre

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

24.4% ▼ -39.5%
  • 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 Cargo — lower than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cargo24.4%
2800, NSW 41.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The share of people who moved here in the last five years is much lower than in most areas. This figure fell 16 percentage points since 2011, leaving Cargo far below the New South Wales rate of 39.9%.

24.4% ▼ -39.5%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 40.4%
  • 2016: 37.6%
  • 2021: 24.4%

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

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 Cargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122033/cargo/topic/mobility-location