31.7% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sheffield - Railton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Sheffield - Railton
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A far smaller share of people have moved into Sheffield - Railton recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 31.7% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. This suggests a very stable population where people tend to stay put.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Fewer people have moved here lately, with 31.7% shifting home in the last five years. This is well below the national figure of 40.7% and is much lower than most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 7.4% of the population, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 17.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the figure has risen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
7.4% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Sheffield - Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021091/sheffield-railton/topic/mobility-location