Murray · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Murray

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

About 36% of people in Murray have changed homes in the last five years. This is the most common movement pattern in the area, though it is well below the national figure of 40.7%. The region has seen a decline in both local movement and new arrivals from overseas since 2011.

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📍 Murray, Council (LGA)

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

36.0% ▼ -7.8%
  • 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 Murray — higher than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Murray36.0%
Greater Perth 39.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The share of people who moved house in the last five years fell 3 points since 2011 to 36%. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 39% and sits around the middle for similar areas.

36.0% ▼ -7.8%

Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 36.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 3% of residents arrived from overseas recently, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This is much lower than most areas and represents a fall of 4.6 points since 2011.

3.0% ▼ -60.5%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56230/murray/topic/mobility-location