40.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Highton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Highton
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A slight drop in the share of overseas arrivals is the main shift for Highton since 2011. While the area remains a popular destination for newcomers, the proportion of people who have moved house recently has stayed very steady over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.7% of residents moved house in the last five years, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian and national figures, and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 17.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though it has fallen from 19.6% in 2011.
17.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 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 Highton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021042/highton/topic/mobility-location