Newport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Newport

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

About 39% of people in Newport have moved house recently, placing the area around the middle of similar regions. While most residents have settled in, the neighborhood remains stable with movement and overseas arrival rates that track closely with state and national figures.

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📍 Newport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newport sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.2% ▼ -2.0%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newport — higher than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Newport39.2%
3015, VIC 39.2%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 40.7%. This is a small drop from 2011, when 40% of people had moved.

39.2% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 40.0%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 39.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 11.8% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 15.6%. This represents a fall from 2011, when 16.4% of residents had arrived from abroad recently.

11.8% ▼ -28.4%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 11.8%

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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021344/newport/topic/mobility-location