55.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Footscray
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people living in Footscray have moved home in the last five years. This high level of mobility makes it one of the most transient areas in the region, with 55.2% of residents arriving recently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This figure has rose since 2011, reaching 55.2%, which is much higher than most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 23.4% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 15.6%. While this remains much higher than most areas, the share of recent overseas arrivals fell 13 points since 2011.
23.4% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/mobility-location