80.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 90.5%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Acton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Acton
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Among the highest in the region for resident turnover, Acton is a highly mobile area where 80.9% of people have changed homes recently. This high level of movement is matched by a strong international presence, with over 40% of residents arriving from overseas in recent years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Moving house is very common here, with 80.9% of people shifting in the last five years. This is far above the 46.1% seen across the ACT and the 40.7% national figure, though the rate fell 8.5 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 42.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5% and the ACT's 16.7%. This figure has dropped significantly from 2011, when it stood at 74.1%.
42.6% ▼ -42.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051049/acton/topic/mobility-location