42.9% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five people in Doncaster East - South arrived from overseas recently, making it a significant hub for new arrivals. The area is quite mobile, with 42.9% of residents moving house in the last five years. This movement is a little above the figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
People who moved in the last five years.
Moving house is more common here than in most areas. About 42.9% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, which is a little above the national figure of 40.7% and has risen slightly since 2016.
42.9% —
Higher than 70% 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 18.3% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.5%. However, this proportion fell by 2.3 percentage points since the 2016 census.
18.3% —
Higher than 78% 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 Doncaster East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/mobility-location