Franklin · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Franklin

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

More people have moved into Franklin from overseas since 2011, with 14.4% of residents now arriving from abroad. This growth in international arrivals comes while the area remains more stable than most, as fewer people move home here compared to the national average.

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📍 Franklin, Federal Electorate

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

36.5%
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Franklin — lower than 72% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Franklin36.5%
Rest of Tas. 36.2%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.5% of people moved house in the last five years, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 40.7%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.6 points since 2016.

36.5%

Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 36.5%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has risen 3.2 points since 2011. This is about the same as the national average, though well below the 17.7% seen across Tasmania.

14.4% ▲ +28.9%

Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/mobility-location