Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)

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

Nearly half of all residents in Tarneit have moved here in the last five years. This high level of mobility shows the area is growing quickly and attracts many new people, including a large number of arrivals from overseas.

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📍 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

49.9% —
  • 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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)49.9%
Greater Melbourne 40.8%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 49.9% of people moved into the area recently, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This proportion has risen since 2016, and it is much higher than most other areas.

49.9% —

Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 47.2%
  • 2021: 49.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 21.3% of the population, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and national averages. This level of international migration has remained steady since the last census.

21.3% —

Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 21.3%

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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/mobility-location