28.9% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Springvale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Springvale South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than a quarter of people in Springvale South have lived in their home for at least five years. This creates a stable local population, though recent arrivals from overseas still make up a significant 13.5% of the community.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 28.9% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This low turnover is much lower than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 13.5% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Springvale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041318/springvale-south/topic/mobility-location