Central Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Central Highlands

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

Fewer people have moved into Central Highlands (Tas.) recently compared to most other areas. Only 29.2% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Central Highlands, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Central Highlands sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.2% ▲ +0.9%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 0 areas
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 3 areas
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 2 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 9 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 14 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 23 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 24 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 40 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 37 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 35 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 35 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 29 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 21 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 18 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 12 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 8 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 6 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 8 areas
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 3 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 3 areas
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 2 areas
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 3 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Highlands — lower than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Central Highlands29.2%
Rest of Tas. 36.2%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved here in the last five years is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting well below the Tasmanian average. This stability has barely changed since 2011.

29.2% ▲ +0.9%

Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 29.2%

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 only 5.3% of the population. This is far below the state figure and among the lowest rates seen at this level.

5.3% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60301/central-highlands/topic/mobility-location