Baw Baw Shire
Migration by age and location
Between 2016 and 2021, the LGA with the highest net migration to Baw Baw Shire (+2,127) was from Cardinia, whilst the highest net loss (-74) was to Bass Coast.
The age structure of people who move into and out of Baw Baw Shire is strongly influenced by the residential role and function of the area and can influence demand for particular services. For instance, inner city areas near employment, education and entertainment tend to attract many young people in their late teens and early twenties, who move out in their late twenties and thirties to start families in suburban areas. Rural areas tend to lose young people and gain older families and retirees.
Understanding Baw Baw Shire's attraction to different age groups helps to plan services for the community as well as advocating with other levels of government and private enterprise to provide infrastructure, employment opportunities and facilities which may help to retain age groups which are otherwise leaving the area.
To see annual migration patterns (outside the Census), please refer to the Annual migration by location page. Note - please use this with caution as currently the annual migration numbers are based on pre-Census change-of-address records and may not match the numbers on this page from the 2021 Census
Derived from the Census questions:
'Where does the person usually live?' and 'Where did the person usually live five years ago (at 10 August 2016)?'.
| Net gains and losses by LGA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baw Baw Shire - between 2016 and 2021 | ||||
| LGA | In migration | Out migration | Net migration | |
| Cardinia | 21450 | 2,908 | 781 | +2,127 |
| Casey | 21610 | 1,985 | 360 | +1,625 |
| Frankston | 22170 | 396 | 72 | +324 |
| Knox | 23670 | 381 | 67 | +314 |
| Yarra Ranges | 27450 | 334 | 44 | +290 |
| Mornington Peninsula | 25340 | 398 | 142 | +256 |
| Greater Dandenong | 22670 | 272 | 51 | +221 |
| Maroondah | 24410 | 164 | 36 | +128 |
| South Gippsland | 26170 | 319 | 221 | +98 |
| Kingston (Vic.) | 23430 | 188 | 99 | +89 |
| Whitehorse | 26980 | 176 | 94 | +82 |
| Monash | 24970 | 205 | 138 | +67 |
| Wellington | 26810 | 215 | 158 | +57 |
| Glen Eira | 22310 | 111 | 56 | +55 |
| Wyndham | 27260 | 89 | 37 | +52 |
| Bayside (Vic.) | 20910 | 72 | 23 | +49 |
| Darebin | 21890 | 83 | 38 | +45 |
| Manningham | 24210 | 51 | 9 | +42 |
| Moreland | 25250 | 83 | 44 | +39 |
| Nillumbik | 25710 | 43 | 7 | +36 |
| Banyule | 20660 | 54 | 23 | +31 |
| Melton | 24650 | 42 | 13 | +29 |
| Boroondara | 21110 | 112 | 85 | +27 |
| Port Phillip | 25900 | 71 | 46 | +25 |
| Hobsons Bay | 23110 | 30 | 6 | +24 |
| Hume | 23270 | 48 | 28 | +20 |
| Stonnington | 26350 | 99 | 81 | +18 |
| Yarra | 27350 | 61 | 43 | +18 |
| Central Goldfields | 21670 | 18 | 0 | +18 |
| Bega Valley | 10550 | 26 | 8 | +18 |
| Brimbank | 21180 | 19 | 5 | +14 |
| Central Coast (NSW) | 11650 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Wollongong | 18450 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Warrnambool | 26730 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 11570 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Tea Tree Gully | 47700 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Sydney | 17200 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Berrigan | 10650 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| Corangamite | 21830 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Murrindindi | 25620 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| Unincorporated ACT | 89399 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
| Moorabool | 25150 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Whittlesea | 27070 | 53 | 49 | +4 |
| Mitchell | 24850 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| Palmerston | 72800 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
| Moira | 24900 | 28 | 26 | +2 |
| Greater Bendigo | 22620 | 33 | 31 | +2 |
| Colac Otway | 21750 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Greater Shepparton | 22830 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| Cairns | 32080 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| Glenelg | 22410 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 16380 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| Macedon Ranges | 24130 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| Wagga Wagga | 17750 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| Noosa | 35740 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| Southern Grampians | 26260 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| Loddon | 23940 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| Gannawarra | 22250 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
| Launceston | 64010 | 3 | 12 | -9 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 54280 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| Toowoomba | 36910 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
| Clarence Valley | 11730 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| Greater Hume Shire | 13340 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
| Hepburn | 22910 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
| Wodonga | 27170 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| Surf Coast | 26490 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
| Melbourne | 24600 | 83 | 94 | -11 |
| Federation | 12870 | 0 | 11 | -11 |
| Golden Plains | 22490 | 0 | 11 | -11 |
| Central Coast (Tas.) | 60810 | 0 | 11 | -11 |
| Darwin | 71000 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| Swan | 58050 | 0 | 12 | -12 |
| Tweed | 17550 | 3 | 15 | -12 |
| Maribyrnong | 24330 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| Campaspe | 21370 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| Broome | 50980 | 0 | 13 | -13 |
| Joondalup | 54170 | 0 | 14 | -14 |
| Gympie | 33620 | 0 | 14 | -14 |
| Wangaratta | 26700 | 8 | 22 | -14 |
| Moonee Valley | 25060 | 13 | 29 | -16 |
| East Gippsland | 22110 | 196 | 212 | -16 |
| Benalla | 21010 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
| Lockyer Valley | 34580 | 0 | 16 | -16 |
| Whitsunday | 37340 | 3 | 20 | -17 |
| Mackay | 34770 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
| Moreton Bay | 35010 | 27 | 49 | -22 |
| Redland | 36250 | 3 | 26 | -23 |
| Townsville | 37010 | 26 | 49 | -23 |
| Logan | 34590 | 9 | 32 | -23 |
| Ballarat | 20570 | 29 | 53 | -24 |
| Wanneroo | 58760 | 0 | 25 | -25 |
| Brisbane | 31000 | 43 | 69 | -26 |
| Bundaberg | 31820 | 0 | 28 | -28 |
| Fraser Coast | 33220 | 14 | 47 | -33 |
| Ipswich | 33960 | 0 | 33 | -33 |
| Sunshine Coast | 36720 | 33 | 80 | -47 |
| Latrobe (Vic.) | 23810 | 1,224 | 1,280 | -56 |
| Greater Geelong | 22750 | 48 | 105 | -57 |
| Gold Coast | 33430 | 48 | 113 | -65 |
| Bass Coast | 20740 | 138 | 212 | -74 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window), 2021 (Usual Residence Data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
NOTE: Data shown in the table and map excludes any Local Government Areas which have a population movement of fewer than 10 persons into and out of Baw Baw Shire.