7256, TAS · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 7256, TAS

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

A growing number of overseas arrivals has shaped the movement patterns in postcode 7256 since 2011. While more people are moving in from abroad, fewer residents have changed their homes within Australia lately. This mix creates a unique migration profile for the area.

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📍 7256, TAS, Postcode

Where 7256, TAS sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.0% ▼ -3.9%
  • 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 7256, TAS — lower than 53% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
7256, TAS33.0%
King Island 33.0%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well below the figures for Tasmania (37.4%) and Australia (40.7%). This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.

33.0% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 34.3%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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 14.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national average and has risen since 2011.

14.8% ▲ +14.4%

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 7256, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7256/7256-tas/topic/mobility-location