Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

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

About 40.1% of people in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) have changed their home in the last five years. This level of movement is about the same as the Victorian and national figures, though it has risen slightly since 2016.

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📍 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.1%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)40.1%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.1% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is a slight increase from 37.2% in 2016. This rate is around the middle for similar areas and matches the state and national figures.

40.1%

Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 37.2%
  • 2021: 40.1%

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 12.9% of the population, which is a little below the totals for Victoria and Australia. This figure has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2016.

12.9%

Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 12.9%

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 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/mobility-location