Meander Valley · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Meander Valley

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

Steady residential patterns define Meander Valley, where people are less likely to change their address than in most of the country. Around 33.6% of the population has moved in the last five years, a figure that has remained completely flat since 2011.

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📍 Meander Valley, Council (LGA)

Where Meander Valley sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.6% ▼ -0.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Meander Valley — lower than 55% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Meander Valley33.6%
Rest of Tas. 36.2%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The rate of people moving into the area is well below the figures for Tasmania (37.4%) and Australia (40.7%). Only 33.6% of residents have changed homes in the last five years.

33.6% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals have more than doubled since 2011 to reach 12.4%. This is a little below the national figure of 14.5% and well below Tasmania's 17.7%.

12.4% ▲ +107.2%

Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Meander Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64210/meander-valley/topic/mobility-location