Menzies · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Menzies

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

Fewer people have moved into Menzies over the last decade, with the share of residents who arrived in the last five years falling to 32.8%. This reflects a general trend of decreasing movement in the area compared to both the state and nation.

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📍 Menzies, Council (LGA)

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

32.8% ▼ -12.2%
  • 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 Menzies — lower than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Menzies32.8%
Rest of WA 37.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 32.8% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This is a drop of 4.6 percentage points since 2011, making the area less mobile than most other regions.

32.8% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 37.3%
  • 2016: 36.7%
  • 2021: 32.8%

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 12.4% of the population, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. However, this is a sharp decline from 2016, when nearly 30% of the community had arrived from overseas recently.

12.4% —

Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55390/menzies/topic/mobility-location