40.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Balwyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Balwyn
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Frequent arrivals and departures shape the neighbourhood feel in Balwyn, where 40.3% of residents have moved house in the last five years. This high level of movement is mirrored by a significant number of people arriving from overseas, creating a dynamic local population.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.3% of people moved into the area in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.8% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 14.5%. However, this proportion has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011147/balwyn/topic/mobility-location