56.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in East Melbourne
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of East Melbourne's residents have moved house in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the region. This high turnover is mirrored by a strong presence of people born overseas, though the number of recent international arrivals has dropped significantly since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 56.9% of people here moved in the last five years, a figure far above the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, even though it fell slightly from 59.9% in 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 18.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. While this remains much higher than most areas, it has fallen sharply from 32% in 2011.
18.1% ▼ -43.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/mobility-location