Harrison · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Harrison

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

More people have moved into Harrison recently than in most similar areas. Over half of the residents shifted here in the last five years, making it a highly mobile community compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Harrison, Suburb / Locality

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

54.3% ▼ -31.7%
  • 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 Harrison — higher than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Harrison54.3%
2914, ACT 54.9%
Australian Capital Territory 46.1%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 54.3% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far above the national average of 40.7% and well above the ACT figure of 46.1%.

54.3% ▼ -31.7%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 79.6%
  • 2016: 67.3%
  • 2021: 54.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 21.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.5%.

21.2% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 21.2%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Harrison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80071/harrison/topic/mobility-location