3981, VIC · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 3981, VIC

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

A small slice of the population, just 6.9%, arrived from overseas recently in postcode 3981. This makes the area far less diverse in its new arrivals than the rest of Victoria and Australia. Overall, the community is more settled than most similar areas, though the proportion of people moving in has dropped over the last decade.

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📍 3981, VIC, Postcode

Where 3981, VIC sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.3% ▼ -9.3%
  • 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 3981, VIC — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
3981, VIC36.3%
Cardinia 45.6%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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 both the Victorian and national averages and has fallen since 2011.

36.3% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 40.0%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 36.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 6.9% of people here are recent overseas arrivals, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has also fallen slightly since 2011.

6.9% ▼ -13.7%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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 3981, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3981/3981-vic/topic/mobility-location