45.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights have moved house since 2016. This high rate of turnover makes the area much more mobile than most other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 45.0% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This movement has increased over the last decade, rising 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 17.3% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Victorian average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
17.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/topic/mobility-location