28.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6260, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6260, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Among the highest for its type, postcode 6260 sees a very high proportion of people arriving from overseas. While 23.9% of residents recently moved here from abroad, the area has a much lower rate of internal movement than other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 28.1% of people moved house in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39.0%. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 23.9% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.5%. This proportion has risen significantly since 2011, increasing by 12 points.
23.9% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 6260, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6260/6260-wa/topic/mobility-location