Loch Sport · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Loch Sport

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

Over 40% of people in Loch Sport have moved house in the last five years. This high level of movement makes it one of the most mobile areas compared to similar places, though the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped sharply.

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📍 Loch Sport, Urban Centre

Where Loch Sport sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

41.3% ▲ +32.8%
  • 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 Loch Sport — higher than 78% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Loch Sport41.3%
3851, VIC 29.4%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.3% of residents moved here within the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011 and sits slightly above the Victorian average.

41.3% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 41.3%

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 just 1.9% of the population, a figure that is far below the national and state averages. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 17.3%.

1.9% ▼ -88.8%

Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221043/loch-sport/topic/mobility-location