47.5% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Much higher rates of movement than most similar areas define Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), where nearly half of all residents have changed homes recently. This area is a significant hub for newcomers, particularly those arriving from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 47.5% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the 40.7% national figure. This rate is much higher than most areas, though it fell slightly from 49.0% in 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 25.3% of the population, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 14.5%. While this remains among the highest levels for similar areas, it dropped 9.6 points since the 2016 census.
25.3% —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/mobility-location