52.9% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Box Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Box Hill
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people in Box Hill have moved into the area in the last five years. This high turnover makes it a very dynamic place, with 31% of residents having arrived from overseas recently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
A huge 52.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia. This figure has risen by 12 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 31% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen slightly since 2011.
31.0% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Box Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031163/box-hill/topic/mobility-location