Cardigan · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Cardigan

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

Over 43% of people in Cardigan have moved house in the last five years. This means more residents have changed homes recently than in most other areas. While internal movement is high, the area sees far fewer new arrivals from overseas compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Cardigan, Suburb / Locality

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

43.1% ▲ +44.0%
  • 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 Cardigan — higher than 85% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cardigan43.1%
3352, VIC 33.5%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

A high 43.1% of residents moved in the last five years, which is well above the 40% seen across Victoria and a little above the national figure.

43.1% ▲ +44.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 43.1%

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 6.9% of the population. This is well below the Victorian figure of 15.6% and the Australian average of 14.5%.

6.9% ▲ —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Cardigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20485/cardigan/topic/mobility-location