61.4% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6161, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6161, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people move into postcode 6161 than in most similar areas. About 61% of residents arrived within the last five years, making it a highly mobile place where many newcomers have recently settled.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is 61.4%, which is far above the figures for Western Australia (39%) and Australia (40.7%). This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it fell 17 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 33.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 14.5%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, despite a 37 percentage point drop from 2011.
33.3% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 6161, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6161/6161-wa/topic/mobility-location