44.1% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6281, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6281, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have moved to postcode 6281 in the last five years than in most other areas. About 44.1% of residents changed homes recently, which is well above both the state and national figures. This high turnover comes despite a drop in the number of new arrivals from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Recent movement is high here, with 44.1% of people moving in the last five years. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 39%, although the rate has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are less common now, making up 8.9% of the population. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.5% and represents a sharp 10 point drop since 2011.
8.9% ▼ -53.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 6281, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6281/6281-wa/topic/mobility-location