39.1% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
3040, VIC · Postcode
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A high proportion of international newcomers defines postcode 3040, where 15.3% of residents arrived from overseas recently. This movement is mirrored locally, with nearly 40% of the population having changed homes in the last five years.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.1% of people moved house in the last five years, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Victorian average, though the proportion of movers has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
39.1% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is about the same as the national and state figures, although the proportion has fallen from 22% in 2011.
15.3% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 3040, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3040/3040-vic/topic/mobility-location