Lara (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Lara (Western Victoria)

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

Far fewer people have moved to Lara recently compared to the state and national averages. Only 36.5% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Lara (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Where Lara (Western Victoria) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.5%
  • 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 Lara (Western Victoria) — lower than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lara (Western Victoria)36.5%
Rest of Vic. 37.6%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved home in the last five years is lower than in most other areas. While this figure rose slightly since 2016, it remains well below the Victorian average of 40.0%.

36.5%

Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 36.5%

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 12.3% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 14.5%. This is also well below the state average and has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2016.

12.3%

Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 12.3%

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 Lara (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24308/lara/topic/mobility-location