3231, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3231, VIC

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

Nearly 38% of people in postcode 3231 have changed their home in the last five years. This reflects a growing trend of movement in the area, though the proportion of people arriving from overseas remains much lower than the national figure.

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📍 3231, VIC, Postcode

Where 3231, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.8% ▲ +23.7%
  • 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 3231, VIC — higher than 67% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3231, VIC37.8%
Surf Coast 43.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Movement into the area has increased, with the share of people who moved in the last five years rising 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 37.8%. This is higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

37.8% ▲ +23.7%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 37.8%

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 8.8% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is well below the 14.5% national average and the 15.6% seen across Victoria.

8.8% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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 3231, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3231/3231-vic/topic/mobility-location