68.3% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Perth · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Perth
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Among the highest in its category for movement, Perth is a highly transient hub where 68.3% of people moved house in the last five years. This level of mobility is far above the national figure, creating a dynamic population that changes frequently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The number of people who moved in the last five years rose to 68.3% in 2021. This is far above the 40.7% national figure and the 39% seen across Western Australia.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 36.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. While this remains among the highest for similar areas, the proportion fell 11 percentage points since 2011.
36.7% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57080/perth/topic/mobility-location