71.3% ▲ +187.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rockbank · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Rockbank
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A massive wave of new residents has transformed Rockbank, with 71.3% of people moving here in the last five years. This high turnover means the area is growing rapidly and feels very new to most of its inhabitants.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The number of people who moved here in the last five years is far above the Victoria and Australia figures, which both sit around 40%. This is among the highest rates of movement seen in similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 17.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the national figure of 14.5% and a little above the state average.
17.5% ▲ +134.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Rockbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22186/rockbank/topic/mobility-location