42.9% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6285, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6285, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 43% of people in postcode 6285 have moved house recently, making it a highly mobile area. This high turnover of residents means many people are settling into the community for the first time, though the proportion of new overseas arrivals has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
A movement rate much higher than most areas is seen here, with 42.9% of residents moving in the last five years. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 39.0%, despite a small 2.3 point drop since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 11.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state average, but well below the national figure of 14.5% and represents an 11 point fall since 2011.
11.2% ▼ -49.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 6285, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6285/6285-wa/topic/mobility-location