28.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rochester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Rochester
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Just 28.6% of people in Rochester have moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a very stable community where residents tend to stay put for a long time. Most people here have lived in their homes for more than five years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people moving into the area has barely changed since 2011. At 28.6%, this is much lower than most similar areas and far below the 40% seen across Victoria.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 10.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This figure has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
10.9% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011409/rochester/topic/mobility-location