27.3% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Derwent Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Derwent Valley
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Only 27.3% of people in Derwent Valley moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national rate. This suggests a very stable population where most residents have lived in the area for a long time.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Far fewer people have moved here recently compared to the rest of Tasmania and Australia. The share of residents who changed homes in the last five years rose slightly since 2011 to reach 27.3%, but this remains among the lowest for similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 5.6% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
5.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011066/derwent-valley/topic/mobility-location