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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 4,358 people who were living in Bathurst Regional Council, were born overseas and 16.6% arrived in Australia within the last 5 years prior to 2021.
The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Bathurst Regional Council in housing newer or older migrant groups.
Year of Arrival data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure - most people migrate to another country when they are relatively young.
Please note, for this topic only, where 'Total population' is selected as a benchmark, this refers to the total overseas-born population in the area. People not born overseas do not have a year of arrival.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'
| Year of arrivals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional Council - born overseas | 2021 | ||
| Year of arrival in Australia | Number | % | Bathurst Regional Council area - Total population |
| Arrived in 1960 or earlier | 369 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 1961 to 1970 | 510 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 1971 to 1980 | 439 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 423 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 396 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 712 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 525 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| 2016 to Aug 2021 | 724 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Not stated | 260 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Total people | 4,358 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the year of arrival for the population born overseas of Bathurst Regional Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Bathurst Regional Council shows that there was a similar proportion of people who arrived before 2001, as well as a similar proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to 10 Aug 2021).
Overall, 49.0% of the population born overseas arrived before 2001, and 16.6% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 49.0% and 16.6% respectively for the total population in Bathurst Regional Council.
There were no major differences between the population born overseas in Bathurst Regional Council area and the total population in Bathurst Regional Council in 2021.
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