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City of Newcastle

Migration by age and location

Between 2016 and 2021, the LGA with the highest net migration to the City of Newcastle (+602) was from Central Coast (NSW), whilst the highest net loss (-1,512) was to Maitland.

The age structure of people who move into and out of the City of Newcastle is strongly influenced by the residential role and function of the area and can influence demand for particular services. For instance, inner city areas near employment, education and entertainment tend to attract many young people in their late teens and early twenties, who move out in their late twenties and thirties to start families in suburban areas. Rural areas tend to lose young people and gain older families and retirees.

Understanding the City of Newcastle's attraction to different age groups helps to plan services for the community as well as advocating with other levels of government and private enterprise to provide infrastructure, employment opportunities and facilities which may help to retain age groups which are otherwise leaving the area.

To see annual migration patterns (outside the Census), please refer to the Annual migration by location page. Note - please use this with caution as currently the annual migration numbers are based on pre-Census change-of-address records and may not match the numbers on this page from the 2021 Census

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Derived from the Census questions:

'Where does the person usually live?' and 'Where did the person usually live five years ago (at 10 August 2016)?'.

Net gains and losses by LGA
City of Newcastle - between 2016 and 2021
LGAIn migrationOut migrationNet migration
Central Coast (NSW)1,345743+602
Northern Beaches704146+558
Tamworth Regional654301+353
Port Macquarie-Hastings703366+337
Mid-Coast1,062726+336
Inner West651335+316
Armidale Regional29978+221
Dubbo Regional353141+212
Randwick410201+209
Bathurst Regional23439+195
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing , 2021 (Usual Residence Data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

NOTE: Data shown in the table and map excludes any Local Government Areas which have a population movement of fewer than 10 persons into and out of the City of Newcastle.

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