Lenah Valley · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Lenah Valley

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

A much higher share of people in Lenah Valley have recently arrived from overseas than in the rest of the country. While over a third of the population has moved home recently, the most striking feature is the strong influx of new international residents.

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Where Lenah Valley sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.6% ▲ +12.1%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lenah Valley — higher than 72% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lenah Valley37.6%
7008, TAS 41.6%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37.6% of people moved house in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Tasmanian figure, though well below the national rate of 40.7%.

37.6% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.5%
  • 2016: 33.4%
  • 2021: 37.6%

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 20.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the state average and well above the Australian figure of 14.5%.

20.5% ▲ +50.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 20.5%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Lenah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60331/lenah-valley/topic/mobility-location