Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Lennox Head - West

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

About the same as similar areas, Lennox Head - West (L) sees a moderate amount of people moving in and out. While 36.2% of residents moved here in the last five years, this is well below the national figure.

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📍 Lennox Head - West, Urban Centre

Where Lennox Head - West sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.2% ▲ +29.2%
  • 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 Lennox Head - West — higher than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lennox Head - West36.2%
2478, NSW 42.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The number of people who moved to the area in the last five years rose by 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.2%. This is still well below the 40.7% seen across Australia.

36.2% ▲ +29.2%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 47.9%
  • 2021: 36.2%

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 6.3% of the population, which is well below the 14.5% national average. This figure has risen from 0.0% in 2011.

6.3% ▲ —

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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 Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/mobility-location