42.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6012, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6012, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than 42% of people in postcode 6012 have moved house in the last five years, making it a very mobile area. This high rate of movement is paired with a significant number of overseas arrivals, though the proportion of new migrants has dropped since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
People move into this area much more often than in most other places. About 42.9% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 39%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.9% of the population, a figure that is well above the state average of 10.6%. This is much higher than most areas, although the proportion fell by 12 points since 2011.
15.9% ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 6012, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6012/6012-wa/topic/mobility-location