Benalla · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Benalla

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

About a third of people in Benalla have moved house in the last five years. While the number of people moving into the area is well below the Victorian and national figures, there has been a steady rise in residents arriving from overseas.

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📍 Benalla, Council (LGA)

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

33.5% ▲ +0.4%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Benalla — lower than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Benalla33.5%
Rest of Vic. 37.6%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.5% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.

33.5% ▲ +0.4%

Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 33.4%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

People arriving from overseas make up 13.6% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. This proportion has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.

13.6% ▲ +60.3%

Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 13.6%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21010/benalla/topic/mobility-location