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.
6038, WA · Postcode
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.
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.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
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.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
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