Paynesville · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Paynesville

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

Four in ten residents of Paynesville have moved house in the last five years, making it a very mobile community. This high rate of movement is a key feature of the area's current population trend.

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📍 Paynesville, Urban Centre

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

40.6% ▲ +10.1%
  • 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 Paynesville — higher than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Paynesville40.6%
3880, VIC 40.5%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.6% of people here changed homes in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the Victorian and national rates.

40.6% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 39.6%
  • 2021: 40.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are far less common here than in the rest of the country, at just 3.6%. This is far below the national figure of 14.5% and reflects a steep drop from 26.3% in 2011.

3.6% ▼ -86.3%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215068/paynesville/topic/mobility-location