Low Head · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Low Head

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

A striking 38.5% of people in Low Head have moved house in the last five years. This movement is much higher than in most similar areas, though the community remains very stable in terms of international arrivals.

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Where Low Head sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.5% ▲ +32.3%
  • 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 Low Head — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Low Head38.5%
7253, TAS 34.2%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Nearly 40% of residents moved here within the last five years, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 37.4% and slightly below the national rate of 40.7%.

38.5% ▲ +32.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 38.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are rare here, with only 2.9% of people arriving from abroad recently. This is far below both the state figure of 17.7% and the national average of 14.5%.

2.9% ▼ -41.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/mobility-location