Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Brooklyn

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

More than half of all residents in Brooklyn have moved house recently, placing the area among the highest for mobility. This high turnover is partly driven by a significant overseas population, with 15.3% of people arriving from other countries in the last five years.

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📍 Brooklyn, Suburb / Locality

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

50.8% ▲ +22.1%
  • 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 Brooklyn — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Brooklyn50.8%
3012, VIC 44.5%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Over 50.8% of people here moved in the last five years, which is far above the Victorian figure of 40.0% and the national figure of 40.7%.

50.8% ▲ +22.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.6%
  • 2016: 48.4%
  • 2021: 50.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.3% of the population, a rate much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

15.3% ▼ -16.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 15.3%

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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/mobility-location