35.6% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Colac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Colac
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge gap exists between Colac and the rest of the country when it comes to new arrivals from overseas. While fewer people have moved into the area recently compared to other regions, the proportion of residents arriving from abroad has climbed sharply to 30.7%.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 35.6% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well below the Victorian figure of 40.0%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the number has risen slightly since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 30.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. This represents a significant jump from 2016, when the proportion was 16.4%.
30.7% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031472/colac/topic/mobility-location