36.9% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
East Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in East Devonport
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge surge in overseas arrivals defines East Devonport, with 24.5% of residents arriving from abroad recently. This is far above the national figure and marks a significant shift in the area's makeup. While international growth is high, the local movement of people remains steady and typical for the region.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.9% of people moved home in the last five years, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. This figure is well below the national rate of 40.7%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 24.5% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 14.5%. This represents a sharp increase for the area, as the proportion of recent arrivals rose by 19 percentage points since 2011.
24.5% ▲ +358.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021086/east-devonport/topic/mobility-location