59.6% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
2606, ACT · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 2606, ACT
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 60% of people in postcode 2606 have changed their address in the last five years. This makes it one of the most mobile areas in the region, with a high number of residents moving in from both across Australia and overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Almost 60% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure far above the 46.1% seen across the ACT. This movement has increased since 2011, when the figure was 49.6%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 28.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. While this remains among the highest levels for similar areas, it fell from 32% in 2011.
28.1% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 2606, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2606/2606-act/topic/mobility-location