40.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Whittlesea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Whittlesea
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than four in ten people in Whittlesea have changed addresses recently, making it a dynamic place to live. This high turnover reflects a growing population and a rise in new residents moving into the area.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This proportion has risen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 11.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011, placing the area around the middle for its level.
11.2% ▲ +93.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041225/whittlesea/topic/mobility-location