51.9% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
South Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in South Melbourne
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people move in and out of South Melbourne than in most other areas. Over half the population changed their home in the last five years, which is far above the national figure. This high turnover is partly driven by a large number of recent overseas arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 51.9% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is much higher than most areas and sits far above the 40.7% national average.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 19.1% of the population. This is well above the figures for both Victoria (15.6%) and Australia (14.5%).
19.1% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 South Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051512/south-melbourne/topic/mobility-location