48.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Brunswick West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Brunswick West have moved house in the last five years, a rate much higher than most other areas. This high turnover reflects a very mobile population, with a significant number of people arriving from overseas to settle here.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 48.9% of people moved to the area in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This movement has increased since 2011, when the figure was 43.2%.
48.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.7% of the population, which is well above the 14.5% seen across Australia. However, this has fallen from 27.1% in 2011.
19.7% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Brunswick West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011107/brunswick-west/topic/mobility-location