Lara · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Lara

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

More people have moved into Lara recently than in most similar areas. About 41.9% of residents arrived in the last five years, and the number of people arriving from overseas has also risen since 2011.

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📍 Lara, Urban Centre

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

41.9% ▲ +29.4%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lara — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lara41.9%
3212, VIC 37.2%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

A little more than 41.9% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure rose 9.5 percentage points since 2011 and sits slightly above the Victorian average of 40.0%.

41.9% ▲ +29.4%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.4%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 41.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 8.5% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While this rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011, it remains well below the national figure of 14.5%.

8.5% ▲ +86.1%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213008/lara/topic/mobility-location