37.5% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6208, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6208, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in postcode 6208 over the last decade. While 37.5% of residents moved house in the last five years, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has dropped significantly since 2011. This reflects a broader trend of decreasing mobility across the area.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 37.5% of people here moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Western Australian rate and well below the national figure, having fallen 5.6 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up only 3.0% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average. This is also much lower than most similar areas and has fallen from 8.1% in 2011.
3.0% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 6208, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6208/6208-wa/topic/mobility-location