37.9% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Blackburn · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Blackburn
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 16% of people in Blackburn have recently arrived from overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This makes the suburb a significant hub for new arrivals. While many residents have moved recently, the area is slightly more stable than the national average.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 37.9% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.9% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and is a little above the national figure.
15.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20252/blackburn/topic/mobility-location