6152, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6152, WA

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals has shaped the recent movement patterns in postcode 6152. While the area remains more mobile than most, the proportion of new arrivals from abroad fell by 15 percentage points since 2011. Today, nearly half of the residents have changed homes in the last five years.

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📍 6152, WA, Postcode

Where 6152, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

45.3% ▼ -4.1%
  • 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 6152, WA — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6152, WA45.3%
South Perth 45.5%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 45.3% of people here moved in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This is much higher than most other areas, though the figure fell slightly from 47.2% in 2011.

45.3% ▼ -4.1%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 47.2%
  • 2016: 47.8%
  • 2021: 45.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 13.6% of the population, a little above the Western Australian figure of 10.6%. This is about the same as the national average, but reflects a significant decline from the 28.5% recorded in 2011.

13.6% ▼ -52.4%

Higher than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 13.6%

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 6152, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6152/6152-wa/topic/mobility-location