Clark (Elwick) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Clark (Elwick)

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

Changing faces and new arrivals shape daily life in Clark (Elwick), where a quarter of the population has moved from overseas recently. This shift is part of a broader trend of mobility, with many more people moving into the area over the last few years compared to the state average.

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📍 Clark (Elwick), State Electorate

Where Clark (Elwick) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

41.6% ▲ +13.1%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Clark (Elwick) — higher than 63% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Clark (Elwick)41.6%
Greater Hobart 38.9%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

More than four in ten people living here moved in the last five years. This rate is well above the Tasmanian figure of 37.4% and has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.

41.6% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 36.7%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 41.6%

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 25.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas and represents a steep increase from just 7.3% in 2011.

25.2% ▲ +246.3%

Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 25.2%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Clark (Elwick) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60302/clark/topic/mobility-location