Richardson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Richardson

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Fewer people have moved into Richardson from overseas since 2011, though more residents have changed their home address recently. The area is now quite stable, with only 31% of people moving house in the last five years.

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📍 Richardson, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Richardson sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

31.0% ▲ +14.9%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Richardson — lower than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Richardson31.0%
2905, ACT 31.2%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 31% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is far below the ACT figure of 46.1% and much lower than most other areas. This rate has risen slightly from 27% in 2011.

31.0% ▲ +14.9%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 10.1% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is well below the national average of 14.5% and the ACT's 16.7%.

10.1% ▼ -27.9%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 10.1%

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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071087/richardson/topic/mobility-location