Gordon · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Gordon

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

More people have moved to Gordon in the last five years than in most similar areas. However, the movement into the suburb is still well below national levels, with only 34% of residents changing homes recently.

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📍 Gordon, Suburb / Locality

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

34.0% ▲ +0.7%
  • 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 Gordon — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Gordon34.0%
2906, ACT 32.6%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

While 34% of residents moved here in the last five years, this is far below the 46.1% seen across the ACT and well below the national figure of 40.7%.

34.0% ▲ +0.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 34.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 6.4% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the ACT's 16.7%.

6.4% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80064/gordon/topic/mobility-location