North Nowra
Net migration by age
The age group with the highest net migration in North Nowra is 0-4 year olds, this is forecast to occur in the period between 2026 to 2031.
Migration is one of the most important components of population change. Once you have established the amount of development activity in an area, the next step is to make assumptions about who will move into the area as well as who is leaving the area.
Net migration by age is an excellent way of understanding housing markets. The most mobile age groups in the population are young adults. They tend to move to attend educational institutions, seek work and express a change in lifestyle. Market research has shown that empty nesters are more likely to move to smaller accommodation when appropriate and affordable alternative housing is supplied in the local area that is accessible to established social networks.
Select each small area to see how migration patterns differ for each area across Shoalhaven City depending on their housing markets and stage in the suburb life cycle.
Major migration assumptions:
- Relatively stable migration profile expected across the period 2016-2031, with net in-migration increasing slightly over time as development opportunities are realised
- Moderate gain of families, particularly with children under 10 years of age
- Loss of young adults (18-24 years), many of whom are leaving the family home
- Generally a loss through migration in the retirement age groups.