Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)

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

Far fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) compared to the rest of the state. Only 28.4% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is a much lower rate than seen across Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

28.4%
  • 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 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 98% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)28.4%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The share of people who moved in the last five years fell to 28.4% since 2016. This is far below the Victorian figure of 40.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.

28.4%

Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 28.4%

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 8.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This percentage has also fallen by 3.5 points since the 2016 census.

8.2%

Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 8.2%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28007/sydenham/topic/mobility-location