Lewisham · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Lewisham

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

More people have moved into Lewisham recently than in most similar areas, with 36.8% of residents arriving in the last five years. While internal movement is common, the area has seen no new arrivals from overseas.

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

36.8% ▲ +4.1%
  • 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 Lewisham — higher than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lewisham36.8%
7173, TAS 34.7%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.8% of people moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it is well below the national rate of 40.7%.

36.8% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 36.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area arrived from overseas recently. This is far below the figures for both Tasmania (17.7%) and Australia (14.5%), and is lower than most similar areas.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/mobility-location