3217, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3217, VIC

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

A huge gap exists between postcode 3217 and the rest of the country in how often people move. Three quarters of the population have changed homes in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the region.

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📍 3217, VIC, Postcode

Where 3217, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

75.5% ▲ +14.3%
  • 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 3217, VIC — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3217, VIC75.5%
Surf Coast 43.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 75.5% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far above the Victorian and national averages of around 41%. This trend has risen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.

75.5% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 66.0%
  • 2016: 73.4%
  • 2021: 75.5%

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 20.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. However, this is much lower than it was in 2011, when the proportion sat at 43.4%.

20.5% ▼ -52.9%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 43.4%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 20.5%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 3217, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3217/3217-vic/topic/mobility-location