29.0% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Watsonia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Watsonia
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into Watsonia recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 29% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, which is much lower than the national figure of 40.7%. This suggests a very stable population where most people stay put for long periods.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is far below the Victorian average of 40%, though it has risen slightly since 2011. This figure is much lower than most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 9.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but the proportion has fallen since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011204/watsonia/topic/mobility-location