3159, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3159, VIC

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

Far fewer people move in and out of postcode 3159 than in most other areas. This stability is seen in both local house moves and overseas arrivals, with only 24.3% of residents moving home in the last five years.

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📍 3159, VIC, Postcode

Where 3159, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

24.3% ▼ -8.5%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3159, VIC — lower than 87% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3159, VIC24.3%
Yarra Ranges 30.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 24.3% of people moved house in the last five years, which is far below the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia. This figure has also fallen slightly since 2011.

24.3% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 24.3%

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 just 1.7% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 14.5%. This has dropped significantly from 5.5% in 2011.

1.7% ▼ -69.1%

Lower than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 3159, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3159/3159-vic/topic/mobility-location