50.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
St Kilda West · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in St Kilda West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people in St Kilda West have moved house in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas at this level. This high turnover of residents is mirrored by a strong flow of people moving into the area from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 50.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far above the Victorian average of 40.0% and well above the national figure of 40.7%. This puts the area among the highest for movement compared to similar places.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
People who arrived from overseas recently make up 20.4% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above both the state (15.6%) and national (14.5%) figures.
20.4% ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 St Kilda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22345/st-kilda-west/topic/mobility-location