31.0% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Blackburn South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Blackburn South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A drop in overseas arrivals has shaped the recent movement patterns in Blackburn South since 2011. While more people have moved into the area since the last census, it remains a stable place where far fewer residents have changed homes in the last five years compared to the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 31.0% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the 40.7% national figure. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 11.4% of the population, a figure that fell 4.9 points since 2011. This is well below the Victorian average of 15.6%.
11.4% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Blackburn South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031162/blackburn-south/topic/mobility-location