35.7% —
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
South-West Coast (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in South-West Coast (Western Victoria)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have moved here from overseas than in typical areas, making South-West Coast (Western Victoria) a notable destination for new arrivals. While 17.3% of residents arrived from abroad recently, the area is generally less mobile overall than the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 35.7% of people moved home in the last five years, a figure well below the 40% seen across Victoria. This is lower than most similar areas, though the proportion has risen slightly since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 17.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.5% and has remained steady since the last census.
17.3% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27708/south-west-coast/topic/mobility-location