32.3% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
George Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in George Town
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Just over 32% of people in George Town have moved house in the last five years. This is a fairly stable community where few residents change their address compared to other parts of the state and country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 32.3% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 37.4%. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up only 5.0% of the population, a figure far below the 17.7% seen across Tasmania. While this remains much lower than most areas, the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031059/george-town/topic/mobility-location