38.6% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Heidelberg West · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Heidelberg West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 39% of people in Heidelberg West have moved home in the last five years. This high rate of movement is much higher than most similar areas, making it a very mobile part of the community.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 38.6% of residents moved recently, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This is slightly below the Victorian rate of 40.0% and the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 13.6% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average of 14.5% and a little below Victoria's 15.6%.
13.6% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21169/heidelberg-west/topic/mobility-location