50.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6160, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6160, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people in postcode 6160 have moved home in the last five years, a figure well above the national average. This high turnover makes it one of the most mobile areas in the region. The community is also shaped by a significant overseas population, though this has declined over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 50.2% of residents moved here within the last five years, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 39%. This level of movement has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011, placing it among the highest for similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 15% of the population, which is well above the state average. While this is about the same as the national figure, it represents a drop of 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
15.0% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 6160, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6160/6160-wa/topic/mobility-location