45.7% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Bendigo
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over a quarter of Bendigo's residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This high level of international migration is mirrored by a strong trend of people moving into the area from elsewhere. Together, these shifts show Bendigo is a significant draw for new residents.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Nearly 46% of people here moved in the last five years. This is well above the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia, and much higher than most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 25.8% of the population. This is among the highest rates for this type of area and sits far above the national figure of 14.5%.
25.8% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/mobility-location