Monash · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Monash

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

Nearly 20% of people in Monash arrived from overseas recently, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly mobile area where many residents have changed homes in recent years.

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📍 Monash, Council (LGA)

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

41.5% ▲ +15.2%
  • 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 Monash — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Monash41.5%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.5% of people moved home in the five years before the census, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.

41.5% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 41.5%

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 19.5% of the population, placing Monash well above the Victorian and national figures. However, this proportion fell by 5.7 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.

19.5% ▼ -22.6%

Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 19.5%

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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/mobility-location