Cape Woolamai · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Cape Woolamai

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

A higher proportion of people have moved into Cape Woolamai than in most similar areas. While nearly 39% of residents arrived in the last five years, the number of people moving here from overseas has dropped sharply.

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📍 Cape Woolamai, Urban Centre

Where Cape Woolamai sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.9% ▲ +1.6%
  • 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 Cape Woolamai — higher than 68% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cape Woolamai38.9%
3925, VIC 40.7%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits slightly below the Victorian average of 40%.

38.9% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 38.3%
  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 38.9%

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 7.6% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share of recent arrivals was 32.3%.

7.6% ▼ -76.6%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215019/cape-woolamai/topic/mobility-location