37.6% —
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rest of WA · Capital City
Migration & Movement in Rest of WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
About 37.6% of people in Rest of WA have moved house in the last five years. This makes the region a quieter place for movement compared to most other areas, with both local and overseas arrivals falling since 2016.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Fewer people move here than in most other areas, with 37.6% changing homes recently. This figure is a little below the Western Australian average and well below the national figure, falling 3.5 percentage points since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 10.8% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas. While this is about the same as the state average, it is well below the Australian figure and has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2016.
10.8% —
Lower than 85% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Rest of WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5RWAU/rest-of-wa/topic/mobility-location