36.9% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6044, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6044, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A growing share of the population has arrived in postcode 6044 over the last decade. The most striking change is the surge in overseas arrivals, with 32.3% of the community moving here from abroad. This shift has made the area far more international than the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.9% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that has risen since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Western Australian figure.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 32.3% of the population, which is among the highest for this area type. This is far above the national figure of 14.5% and has grown by 11 percentage points since 2011.
32.3% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 6044, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6044/6044-wa/topic/mobility-location