47.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Claremont · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Claremont
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Almost half of all residents in Claremont moved here in the last five years, placing it among the most mobile areas of its kind. This high turnover is paired with a strong pull for international arrivals, making it a dynamic hub within Greater Perth.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Nearly 47.6% of people moved to Claremont within the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This trend has grown since 2011, when the five-year move rate sat at 42.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 16.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas and well above Western Australia's 10.6%. This figure has fallen from 26.2% in 2011.
16.9% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51750/claremont/topic/mobility-location