Balaclava · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Balaclava

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

More people are moving into and from overseas in Balaclava than in most similar areas. Over half the residents have changed their home in the last five years, highlighting a highly mobile population.

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📍 Balaclava, Suburb / Locality

Where Balaclava sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.8% ▼ -5.3%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balaclava — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Balaclava51.8%
3183, VIC 49.9%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.8% of people have moved house since 2016. This is far above the 40% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 40.7%.

51.8% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 54.7%
  • 2016: 50.4%
  • 2021: 51.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5% and the Victorian rate of 15.6%.

23.7% ▼ -27.2%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 23.7%

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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20105/balaclava/topic/mobility-location