Mallee · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Mallee

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

More than 22% of people in Mallee arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is well above the national average. While new arrivals are common, the area is otherwise very stable, with far fewer people moving house than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Mallee, Federal Electorate

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

32.3%
  • 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 Mallee — lower than 94% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mallee32.3%
Rest of Vic. 37.6%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 32.3% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This movement rate has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2016.

32.3%

Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 32.3%

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 22.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the 14.5% national average and has risen by 13 percentage points since 2011.

22.9% ▲ +128.1%

Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 22.9%

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 Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED230/mallee/topic/mobility-location