Northcote · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Northcote

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

More than four in ten people in Northcote have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most other places, with a shifting population that welcomes both local movers and people from abroad.

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

42.7% ▲ +8.9%
  • 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 Northcote — higher than 84% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Northcote42.7%
3070, VIC 42.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Around 42.7% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 40.7%.

42.7% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.2%
  • 2016: 40.8%
  • 2021: 42.7%

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 10.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas but well below the 14.5% national figure.

10.8% ▼ -27.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 10.8%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Northcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21971/northcote/topic/mobility-location