Kooyong · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Kooyong

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

Nearly one in five residents in Kooyong arrived from overseas recently, making it much more welcoming to new international arrivals than most other areas. This high level of global migration contributes to a very mobile population where people frequently change their address.

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

41.4% ▲ +29.3%
  • 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 Kooyong — higher than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Kooyong41.4%
3144, VIC 38.9%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.4% of people moved home in the last five years, which is much higher than in most other areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 40.0%.

41.4% ▲ +29.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 41.4%

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 18.8% of the population, a figure that is well above both the national average of 14.5% and the state average of 15.6%.

18.8% ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 18.8%

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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/mobility-location