3427, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3427, VIC

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

More people have moved into postcode 3427 recently than in almost any other similar area. Over half the population changed homes in the last five years, marking a huge shift in the area's makeup since 2011.

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📍 3427, VIC, Postcode

Where 3427, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

56.7% ▲ +149.9%
  • 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 3427, VIC — higher than 94% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3427, VIC56.7%
Melton 42.3%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

A striking 56.7% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far above the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia. This is a major increase from 2011, when only 22.7% of the population had recently moved.

56.7% ▲ +149.9%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 56.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 12.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas but still a little below the national average of 14.5%.

12.6% ▲ +59.1%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 12.6%

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 3427, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3427/3427-vic/topic/mobility-location