Molonglo · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Molonglo

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

Nearly three quarters of people in Molonglo have moved house in the last five years. This is a highly mobile area where 73.4% of residents are new arrivals, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Molonglo, Sub-region (SA3)

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

73.4% —
  • 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 Molonglo — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Molonglo73.4%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the ACT figure of 46.1%. This rate has fallen 17 points since 2016.

73.4% —

Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 89.9%
  • 2021: 73.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 17.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5% and about the same as the ACT average.

17.5% —

Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 17.5%

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 Molonglo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80110/molonglo/topic/mobility-location