36.3% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
3494, VIC · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 3494, VIC
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in postcode 3494 have arrived from overseas recently, a figure that has climbed sharply since 2011. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of new international arrivals. While the region is seeing more growth, it remains more stable than most of the country in terms of people moving house.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.3% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Victoria (40.0%) and Australia (40.7%) rates, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 56.1% of the population, which is among the highest across similar areas. This is far above the national figure of 14.5% and has risen by 25 points since 2011.
56.1% ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 3494, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3494/3494-vic/topic/mobility-location