46.4% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Northcote - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Northcote - West moved here in the last five years, making it a highly mobile area. This significant churn is mirrored by a strong presence of people who have recently arrived from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
Movement is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 46.4% of people arriving in the last five years. This is well above the 40% seen across Victoria and the 40.7% national figure.
46.4% —
Higher than 78% 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 arrivals from overseas make up 13.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Australian average of 14.5% and a little below the state figure of 15.6%.
13.7% —
Higher than 64% 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 Northcote - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021500/northcote-west/topic/mobility-location