28.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Merbein
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people move in and out of Merbein than in most other areas, making it a place where residents tend to stay put. Only 28.7% of the population changed homes in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Moving house is uncommon here, with 28.7% of people arriving in the last five years. This is far below the 40.7% national average and much lower than most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals have increased significantly from 2.3% in 2011 to 9.6% in 2021. Despite this rise, the proportion of recent arrivals remains well below the Victoria and Australia figures.
9.6% ▲ +322.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/mobility-location