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Phillip Island Balance

Overseas arrivals

400 people who were living in Phillip Island Balance in 2021 were born overseas, and 4% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2021.

The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Phillip Island Balance in housing the overseas-born. The number of recent overseas arrivals in an area is often determined by housing affordability, employment opportunities and pre-existing communities located in the area.

Phillip Island Balance's Year of Arrival data, when used with Birthplace, Religion and Language Spoken at Home data, is a good indicator of the likely need for services in migrant communities.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'

Overseas arrivals
Phillip Island Balance - Overseas born (Usual residence)2021
Year of arrival in AustraliaNumber%Bass Coast Shire %
Arrived in 1960 or earlier5714.318.5
1961 to 19707819.519.7
1971 to 19807017.514.2
1981 to 19906416.011.8
1991 to 2000307.56.5
2001 to 20104110.311.0
2011 to 2015256.37.6
2016 to Aug 2021164.06.6
Not stated194.84.2
Total400100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born population of Phillip Island Balance in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2001, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).

Overall, 74.8% of the overseas born population arrived before 2001, and 4% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 70.6% and 6.6% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

The major differences in year of arrival data in the population between Phillip Island Balance and Bass Coast Shire are:

  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1981 to 1990 (16.0% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (17.5% compared to 14.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between Arrived in 1960 or earlier (14.3% compared to 18.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (4.0% compared to 6.6%)

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