69.5% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Melbourne CBD - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge 69.5% of residents in Melbourne CBD - East have moved house in the last five years, far exceeding the national figure. This area is defined by rapid turnover and a very high proportion of people arriving from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
Nearly 70% of people here changed homes in the last five years, which is far above the 40.7% seen across Australia. This movement is among the highest for areas of this type.
69.5% —
Higher than 98% 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 45.8% of the population, a figure far above the 15.6% recorded for Victoria. This high share of new arrivals helps explain why so many people have moved into the area recently.
45.8% —
Higher than 99% 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 Melbourne CBD - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041503/melbourne-cbd-east/topic/mobility-location