59.3% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
St Kilda - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 60% of people in St Kilda - Central have changed their address in the last five years, making it a very transient place to live. This high turnover is driven by a mix of frequent local moves and a huge influx of people arriving from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 59.3% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is far above the 40.7% national figure and the 40% seen across Victoria, placing the area among the most mobile for similar locations.
59.3% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 27.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. This high level of recent international migration helps explain why so many people in the area have moved recently.
27.8% —
Higher than 92% 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 St Kilda - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051513/st-kilda-central/topic/mobility-location