46.6% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Cape Paterson
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Cape Paterson have moved house recently, reflecting a significant shift in the local population. This high turnover is a standout feature of the area, with 46.6% of people arriving within the last five years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved here in the last five years is 46.6%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 40.0% and the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement is much higher than in most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are less common here, with recent arrivals making up 5.9% of the population. This is well below both the Victorian (15.6%) and national (14.5%) figures.
5.9% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/mobility-location