Bruce · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Bruce

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

Fewer people have moved house recently in Bruce compared to most other areas. Only 34.2% of residents shifted homes in the last five years, which is well below the national figure. This stability is mirrored in overseas arrivals, where the numbers are slightly lower than the Australian average.

Open map →
📍 Bruce, Federal Electorate

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

34.2%
  • 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 Bruce — lower than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bruce34.2%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 34.2% of people moved house in the last five years, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below the 40% seen across Victoria and has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2016.

34.2%

Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 34.2%

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 12.4% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the Australian average of 14.5% and has dipped slightly since 2011.

12.4% ▼ -6.5%

Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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).

More for Bruce

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED204/bruce/topic/mobility-location