35.0% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Recent overseas arrivals have become a more prominent part of Lalor - East, with 17% of people arriving from abroad. While this reflects a growing international presence, the area is generally more stable than other suburbs, as fewer people have moved house recently.
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 35% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is well below the Victoria figure of 40% and the national average of 40.7%, showing that people in this area tend to stay put longer than most.
35.0% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
A higher proportion of people here have recently arrived from overseas compared to most areas. At 17%, this is a little above the 15.6% seen across Victoria and the 14.5% national figure.
17.0% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/mobility-location