Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)

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

More than four in ten people in Northcote have changed homes in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most other parts of the country, as internal migration slightly outpaces the national trend.

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📍 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

42.8%
  • 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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) — higher than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)42.8%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 42.8% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the Victorian average of 40.0% and has risen slightly since 2016.

42.8%

Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 41.5%
  • 2021: 42.8%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 10.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen significantly from 17.2% in 2016.

10.5%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/mobility-location