41.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
East Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in East Launceston
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly a quarter of East Launceston residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area a significant hub for new arrivals, which is mirrored by a high overall rate of people moving into the neighbourhood.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The area has seen a lot of movement, with 41.4% of people moving house in the last five years. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 37.4% and much higher than most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 24.6% of the population, which is among the highest for this type of area. This is far above the Australian average of 14.5% and well above the state figure.
24.6% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 East Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60177/east-launceston/topic/mobility-location