Bendigo · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Bendigo

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

Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Bendigo recently, creating a more stable resident population. Around 38.3% of the community changed homes in the last five years, which is slightly below the national figure.

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📍 Bendigo, Federal Electorate

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

38.3%
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bendigo38.3%
Rest of Vic. 37.6%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.3% of people moved in the last five years, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is 1.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2016.

38.3%

Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 40.1%
  • 2021: 38.3%

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 13.0% of the population, a little below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the figure was 22.5%.

13.0% ▼ -42.3%

Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 13.0%

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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED203/bendigo/topic/mobility-location