38.2% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Devonport · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Devonport
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 20% of people in Devonport arrived from overseas recently, a figure well above the national average. This movement reflects a growing trend of new arrivals choosing the area. Most residents have stayed put, but those who have moved are often coming from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the state figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the Australian average and has more than doubled since 2011.
19.8% ▲ +118.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61610/devonport/topic/mobility-location