Blackwood · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Blackwood

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals defines the recent movement patterns in Blackwood. While more people have moved into the area since 2011, the proportion of new residents arriving from other countries has fallen to zero.

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📍 Blackwood, Urban Centre

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

33.5% ▲ +41.2%
  • 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 Blackwood — lower than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Blackwood33.5%
3458, VIC 37.2%
Victoria 40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.5% of residents moved house in the last five years, a figure that has risen by 9.8 points since 2011. This is well below the 40.0% seen across Victoria.

33.5% ▲ +41.2%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 33.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No residents arrived from overseas recently, which is far below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a significant change from 2011, when 25.0% of the population were recent arrivals.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222008/blackwood/topic/mobility-location