6038, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6038, WA

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

Far more people have moved into postcode 6038 recently than in other parts of the country. Over half the population has changed addresses in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the region.

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📍 6038, WA, Postcode

Where 6038, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

57.8% —
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6038, WA — higher than 95% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6038, WA57.8%
Wanneroo 37.4%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 57.8% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the 39% seen across Western Australia. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, although it has fallen 27 points since 2016.

57.8% —

Higher than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 85.2%
  • 2021: 57.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This represents a sharp drop from 2016, when the share of recent overseas arrivals was 26.1%.

9.3% —

Higher than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 9.3%

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 6038, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6038/6038-wa/topic/mobility-location