6174, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6174, WA

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

Nearly half of all residents in postcode 6174 have moved house recently, making it one of the most mobile areas of its kind. While people are frequently moving in, the proportion of new arrivals from overseas has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 6174, WA, Postcode

Where 6174, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

49.7% ▲ +21.5%
  • 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 6174, WA — higher than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6174, WA49.7%
Rockingham 38.5%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 49.7% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average of 39.0%. This level of movement has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.

49.7% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 40.9%
  • 2016: 58.6%
  • 2021: 49.7%

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 5.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a significant decline from 2011, when the share of recent arrivals was 19.6%.

5.5% ▼ -71.8%

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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 6174, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6174/6174-wa/topic/mobility-location