32.9% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Somerville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Somerville
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Only 32.9% of people in Somerville moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a very stable population where residents tend to stay put for long periods.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved recently is lower than most areas, sitting at 32.9%. This figure is well below the Victorian average of 40% and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are among the lowest at this level, with only 3.8% of people arriving from abroad recently. This is far below the Australian figure of 14.5% and has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021385/somerville/topic/mobility-location