Gingin · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Gingin

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

Nearly one in five people in Gingin arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is well above the state and national averages. While international arrivals are high, fewer locals have changed homes recently compared to other parts of the country.

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📍 Gingin, Council (LGA)

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

33.0% ▼ -8.9%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gingin — lower than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Gingin33.0%
Rest of WA 37.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This proportion has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

33.0% ▼ -8.9%

Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 36.3%
  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the national average of 14.5% and has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.

19.3% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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 Gingin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53570/gingin/topic/mobility-location