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Migration & Movement in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Much lower movement rates than most similar areas define the residents of Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.). Only 7.7% of the population arrived from overseas recently, and the number of people moving house remains well below the national figure.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.6% ▼ -0.8%
  • 30.0%–30.9%: 5 areas
  • 30.9%–31.8%: 3 areas
  • 31.8%–32.7%: 1 area
  • 32.7%–33.6%: 5 areas
  • 33.6%–34.5%: 2 areas
  • 34.5%–35.4%: 3 areas
  • 35.4%–36.3%: 5 areas
  • 36.3%–37.1%: 7 areas
  • 37.1%–38.0%: 6 areas
  • 38.0%–38.9%: 8 areas
  • 38.9%–39.8%: 7 areas
  • 39.8%–40.7%: 7 areas
  • 40.7%–41.6%: 8 areas
  • 41.6%–42.5%: 7 areas
  • 42.5%–43.4%: 6 areas
  • 43.4%–44.3%: 8 areas
  • 44.3%–45.2%: 5 areas
  • 45.2%–46.1%: 4 areas
  • 46.1%–47.0%: 4 areas
  • 47.0%–47.9%: 1 area
  • 47.9%–48.8%: 3 areas
  • 48.8%–49.6%: 3 areas
  • 49.6%–50.5%: 0 areas
  • 50.5%–51.4%: 0 areas
  • 51.4%–52.3%: 0 areas
  • 52.3%–53.2%: 0 areas
  • 53.2%–54.1%: 1 area
  • 54.1%–55.0%: 2 areas

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Not in any Significant Urban Area33.6%
7140, TAS 32.5%
Tasmania 37.4%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.6% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the Tasmania and Australia figures. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.

33.6% ▼ -0.8%

Lower than 89% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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 7.7% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and sits well below the 17.7% seen across Tasmania.

7.7% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 82% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/mobility-location