55.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Richmond
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people move in and out of Richmond than in most similar areas, with 55% of residents having changed homes in the last five years. This high turnover is paired with a strong flow of international arrivals, making it a dynamic hub within Melbourne.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Over half of the people here—55%—have moved in the last five years. This is far above the 40% seen across both Victoria and Australia.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.5% of the population. This figure is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 14.5%.
19.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22170/richmond/topic/mobility-location