3197, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3197, VIC

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

People in postcode 3197 are around the middle compared to similar areas for how often they move. The local population is quite stable, with only 35.3% of residents having changed their home in the last five years.

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📍 3197, VIC, Postcode

Where 3197, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

35.3% ▼ -1.5%
  • 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 3197, VIC — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3197, VIC35.3%
Kingston 35.4%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Movement is much lower here than in the rest of Victoria and Australia, where around 40% of people have moved recently. This steady pattern has barely changed since 2011.

35.3% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 35.3%

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 6.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

6.9% ▼ -38.0%

Lower than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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 3197, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3197/3197-vic/topic/mobility-location