84.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Lawson
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Among the most mobile areas in the region, Lawson is a place of constant change. An overwhelming 84.4% of residents have moved house in the last five years, making it far more transient than the typical Australian suburb.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Moving is very common here, with 84.4% of people arriving within the last five years. This is far above the figures for the ACT (46.1%) and Australia (40.7%), and the proportion has risen since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 27.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. This share has grown by 4 percentage points since 2016, placing Lawson among the highest areas for recent arrivals.
27.8% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011018/lawson/topic/mobility-location