Bendigo · Urban Area

Migration & Movement in Bendigo

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

Recent arrivals from overseas have fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011 in Bendigo. While the area now sees a higher proportion of new overseas residents than most similar places, the overall movement of people into the region has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Bendigo, Urban Area

Where Bendigo sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.9% ▲ +2.6%
  • 30.0%–30.9%: 5 areas
  • 30.9%–31.8%: 3 areas
  • 31.8%–32.7%: 1 area
  • 32.7%–33.6%: 5 areas
  • 33.6%–34.5%: 2 areas
  • 34.5%–35.4%: 3 areas
  • 35.4%–36.3%: 5 areas
  • 36.3%–37.1%: 7 areas
  • 37.1%–38.0%: 6 areas
  • 38.0%–38.9%: 8 areas
  • 38.9%–39.8%: 7 areas
  • 39.8%–40.7%: 7 areas
  • 40.7%–41.6%: 8 areas
  • 41.6%–42.5%: 7 areas
  • 42.5%–43.4%: 6 areas
  • 43.4%–44.3%: 8 areas
  • 44.3%–45.2%: 5 areas
  • 45.2%–46.1%: 4 areas
  • 46.1%–47.0%: 4 areas
  • 47.0%–47.9%: 1 area
  • 47.9%–48.8%: 3 areas
  • 48.8%–49.6%: 3 areas
  • 49.6%–50.5%: 0 areas
  • 50.5%–51.4%: 0 areas
  • 51.4%–52.3%: 0 areas
  • 52.3%–53.2%: 0 areas
  • 53.2%–54.1%: 1 area
  • 54.1%–55.0%: 2 areas

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — higher than 55% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bendigo40.9%
3550, VIC 42.0%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.9% of people moved house in the last five years, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. This rate has risen slightly by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

40.9% ▲ +2.6%

Higher than 55% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 39.9%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 40.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

A higher than usual 17.0% of residents arrived from overseas recently. This is a little above the 15.6% seen in Victoria and the 14.5% national figure.

17.0% ▼ -18.7%

Higher than 73% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 17.0%

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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2004/bendigo/topic/mobility-location