Cape Woolamai · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Cape Woolamai

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

Nearly 39% of people in Cape Woolamai have changed their home in the last five years. This high level of movement shows the area is much more mobile than most similar places, though it sits slightly below state and national figures.

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Where Cape Woolamai sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.9% ▼ -0.2%
  • 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 Cape Woolamai — higher than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cape Woolamai38.9%
3925, VIC 40.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.9% of residents moved here within the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is a little below the 40% seen across Victoria and Australia.

38.9% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.9%
  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 38.9%

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 7.6% of the population. This is around the middle for its level, but remains well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

7.6% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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 Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20475/cape-woolamai/topic/mobility-location