Rose Bay · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Rose Bay

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

Nearly one third of people in Rose Bay have arrived from overseas recently, making it a highly international pocket of the region. While many residents have moved here from other parts of the country, the area's defining characteristic is its exceptionally high proportion of new arrivals from abroad.

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Where Rose Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.1% ▼ -5.8%
  • 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 Rose Bay — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Rose Bay34.1%
7015, TAS 38.4%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.1% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.

34.1% ▼ -5.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.2%
  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 34.1%

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 31.8% of the population, which is among the highest proportions for this level of area. This figure is far above the national average and 14 percentage points higher than the typical Tasmanian area.

31.8% ▲ +194.3%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 31.8%

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 Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60567/rose-bay/topic/mobility-location