Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)

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

More people are staying put in Sunbury compared to other parts of the country. This stability is seen in the fact that only 35.7% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure well below the national average.

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📍 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

35.7% —
  • 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 69% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)35.7%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.7% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the 40.7% national figure. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of people moving has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2016.

35.7% —

Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 35.7%

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 9.2% of the population, which is well below both the Victorian figure of 15.6% and the national average. This proportion has barely changed since 2016.

9.2% —

Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27907/sunbury/topic/mobility-location