Dandenong South · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Dandenong South

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

Nearly half of all residents in Dandenong South have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes the area much more mobile than most parts of the state and the country.

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Where Dandenong South sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

48.8% ▼ -24.4%
  • 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 Dandenong South — higher than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Dandenong South48.8%
3175, VIC 38.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 48.8% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national average of 40.7% and among the highest for similar areas.

48.8% ▼ -24.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 64.5%
  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 48.8%

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 7.7% of the population, which is well below both the Victorian figure of 15.6% and the Australian average of 14.5%.

7.7% ▼ -74.1%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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 Dandenong South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20709/dandenong-south/topic/mobility-location