Calwell · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Calwell

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

Over 43% of people in Calwell have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most other parts of the country. It is a shifting community where many residents have recently arrived from either other towns or from overseas.

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📍 Calwell, Federal Electorate

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

43.5%
  • 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 Calwell — higher than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Calwell43.5%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Moving has become more common here, with the 43.5% rate rising by 4.9 points since 2016. This is well above the 40% figure for Victoria and slightly higher than the national average.

43.5%

Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 43.5%

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 16.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 14.5%. However, this proportion has fallen by 6.1 points since 2011.

16.7% ▼ -26.8%

Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED205/calwell/topic/mobility-location