3971, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3971, VIC

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

Few people have moved into postcode 3971 recently, as the share of residents who arrived in the last five years rose only slightly to 32.0% since 2011. This area is far less mobile than the rest of the state, with a very low number of recent overseas arrivals.

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📍 3971, VIC, Postcode

Where 3971, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.0% ▲ +5.3%
  • 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 3971, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3971, VIC32.0%
Wellington 35.1%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 32.0% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the 40.0% seen across Victoria. This figure is also well below the national average of 40.7%.

32.0% ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.4%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 32.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 3.9% of residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is far below both the Victorian (15.6%) and national (14.5%) rates. This has barely changed since 2011.

3.9% ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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 3971, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3971/3971-vic/topic/mobility-location