59.6% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Point Cook - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 60% of residents in Point Cook - East have moved house in the last five years. This high level of mobility makes it one of the most transient areas in the region, with a significant number of people arriving from both within Australia and overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 59.6% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This is among the highest rates for any similar area, though it has fallen slightly since 2016.
59.6% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 21.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 15.6%. This figure has dropped from 27.0% in the previous census.
21.1% —
Higher than 85% 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 Point Cook - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051464/point-cook-east/topic/mobility-location