Toomelah · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Toomelah

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

A massive gap separates Toomelah from the rest of the country when it comes to people moving. Only 16.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Toomelah, Urban Centre

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

16.2% ▼ -41.7%
  • 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 Toomelah — lower than 98% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Toomelah16.2%
2409, NSW 19.0%
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 significantly, falling 12 points since 2011. This rate is now among the lowest for similar areas and sits far below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%.

16.2% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 42.3%
  • 2021: 16.2%

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 Toomelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122136/toomelah/topic/mobility-location