Nedlands · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Nedlands

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

Nearly 40% of Nedlands residents have changed homes in the last five years. This movement is higher than in most similar areas, though the share of people moving into the suburb is roughly the same as across Western Australia.

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📍 Nedlands, Council (LGA)

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

39.5% ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Nedlands — higher than 72% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Nedlands39.5%
Greater Perth 39.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.5% of people moved house recently, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. This is a little below the national figure of 40.7%.

39.5% ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 38.1%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 39.5%

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 10.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen sharply by 11 percentage points since 2011.

10.7% ▼ -49.6%

Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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 Nedlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56580/nedlands/topic/mobility-location