3234, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3234, VIC

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

A significant shift in population movement has hit postcode 3234 since 2016, with a surge in people arriving from overseas. This area is now much more mobile than most, with 43.2% of residents having changed homes in the last five years.

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📍 3234, VIC, Postcode

Where 3234, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.2% —
  • 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 3234, VIC — higher than 82% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3234, VIC43.2%
Colac Otway 33.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Moving house is much more common here than in most areas. Since 2016, the share of people who moved in the last five years rose by 5.1 percentage points to 43.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 40.0%.

43.2% —

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 43.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals have increased sharply, jumping 18 percentage points since 2016 to reach 17.6% of the population. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.5% and much higher than most similar areas.

17.6% —

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 17.6%

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 3234, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3234/3234-vic/topic/mobility-location