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Central Coast Council area

Overseas arrivals

1,122 females who were living in Central Coast Council area in 2021 were born overseas, and 11% arrived in Australia within 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 Central Coast Council area in housing the overseas-born. The number of recent overseas arrivals in an area is often determined by housing affordability, employment opportunities and pre-existing communities located in the area.

Central Coast Council area's Year of Arrival data, when used with Birthplace, Religion and Language Spoken at Home data, is a good indicator of the likely need for services in migrant communities.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'

Overseas arrivals
Central Coast Council area - Overseas born (Usual residence)2021
Year of arrival in AustraliaNumber%West Ulverstone %
Arrived in 1960 or earlier16414.616.6
1961 to 197021218.918.4
1971 to 198015914.211.1
1981 to 199013912.412.9
1991 to 2000837.49.2
2001 to 201012311.06.0
2011 to 2015817.27.8
2016 to Aug 202112210.911.1
Not stated393.56.9
Total1,122100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born female population of Central Coast Council area in 2021 compared to West Ulverstone shows that there was a smaller proportion of females who arrived before 2001, and a similar proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).

Overall, 67.5% of the overseas born female population arrived before 2001, and 11% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 68.2% and 11.1% respectively for West Ulverstone.

The major differences in year of arrival data in the female population between Central Coast Council area and West Ulverstone are:

  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 2001 to 2010 (11.0% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (14.2% compared to 11.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between Arrived in 1960 or earlier (14.6% compared to 16.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1991 to 2000 (7.4% compared to 9.2%)

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