Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Leongatha

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

Fewer people have moved into Leongatha from both within Australia and overseas since 2011. The area is now much less mobile than the rest of the country, with only 34.8% of residents arriving in the last five years.

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📍 Leongatha, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Leongatha sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.8% ▼ -3.5%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Leongatha — lower than 63% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Leongatha34.8%
3953, VIC 36.3%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Roughly one-third of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This movement has slightly fallen since 2011.

34.8% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 34.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up just 5.4% of the population, a figure that is far below Victoria's 15.6%. The proportion of recent arrivals from overseas fell by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

5.4% ▼ -39.8%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/mobility-location