2906, ACT · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2906, ACT

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

Fewer than one in ten people in postcode 2906 arrived from overseas recently. This area sees much less movement than other parts of the territory, with a stable population that is less likely to relocate or move from abroad.

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📍 2906, ACT, Postcode

Where 2906, ACT sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.6% ▼ -7.8%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2906, ACT — lower than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2906, ACT32.6%
Unincorporated ACT 46.1%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 32.6% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is far below the ACT figure of 46.1%. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.

32.6% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 32.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 6.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has also dropped since 2011.

6.4% ▼ -29.2%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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 2906, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2906/2906-act/topic/mobility-location