37.1% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Preston - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Preston - West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into Preston - West recently compared to the rest of the country. While 14.1% of residents arrived from overseas recently, the proportion of people who moved house in the last five years is well below the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 37.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 40.0%. This figure has barely changed since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a drop from 19.4% in 2016.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Preston - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021429/preston-west/topic/mobility-location