Ararat Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Ararat Surrounds

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

Far fewer people have moved into Ararat Surrounds recently than in most similar areas. Only 27% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is much lower than the typical Victorian or Australian experience.

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📍 Ararat Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Ararat Surrounds sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

27.0% ▲ +9.3%
  • 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 Ararat Surrounds — lower than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Ararat Surrounds27.0%
3379, VIC 24.5%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is far below the state and national figures, though this rate rose slightly from 24.7% in 2011 to 27.0% in 2021.

27.0% ▲ +9.3%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 27.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

About 10.1% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

10.1% ▼ -2.1%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 10.1%

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 Ararat Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011387/ararat-surrounds/topic/mobility-location