Burt · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Burt

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

Far fewer people have moved into Burt from overseas compared to the national average. While 14.5% of people across Australia arrived from another country recently, only 10.2% of Burt's residents did so, marking a significant gap.

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📍 Burt, Federal Electorate

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

37.7% —
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burt — lower than 63% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Burt37.7%
Greater Perth 39.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 37.7% of people here moved house in the last five years, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below both the state and national rates, and has fallen by 5.4 points since 2016.

37.7% —

Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 43.1%
  • 2021: 37.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The proportion of recent overseas arrivals is 10.2%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. This is well below the national average and has dropped 5.6 points since 2011.

10.2% ▼ -35.4%

Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 10.2%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Burt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED502/burt/topic/mobility-location