22.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wickepin · Council (LGA)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved to Wickepin recently compared to most other areas, with only 22.3% of residents arriving in the last five years. This stability is a standout feature of the town, as the number of new arrivals has actually fallen since 2011.
People who moved in the last five years.
Just 22.3% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39.0% and among the lowest for similar areas.
22.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 8.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5% but has risen slightly since 2011.
8.2% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59100/wickepin/topic/mobility-location