Boroondara · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Boroondara

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

Roughly 40% of people in Boroondara have changed their address in the last five years, reflecting a steady flow of new residents into the area. This mix of recent arrivals and local movers keeps the community evolving, with a significant number of people moving in from both within Australia and overseas.

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

39.9% ▲ +5.7%
  • 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 Boroondara — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Boroondara39.9%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.9% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most other areas. This figure has risen slightly by 2.2 percentage points since 2011 and sits about the same as the Victorian and national figures.

39.9% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 37.7%
  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 39.9%

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 14.8% of the population, a rate higher than most areas. This is about the same as the state and national averages, though the proportion of new arrivals has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.

14.8% ▼ -32.8%

Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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 Boroondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21110/boroondara/topic/mobility-location