72.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
3008, VIC · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 3008, VIC
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Constant change defines daily life in postcode 3008, where nearly three quarters of the population have moved home in the last five years. It is an exceptionally mobile area compared to the rest of the country, driven by a huge number of people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 72.9% of residents moved here within the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement is among the highest for similar areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 41.9% of the population, which is far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it fell by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
41.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
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 3008, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3008/3008-vic/topic/mobility-location