6288, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6288, WA

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

About 36.1% of people in postcode 6288 changed their home in the five years before the 2021 census. This makes the area more mobile than most similar places, though it is still well below the national figure.

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📍 6288, WA, Postcode

Where 6288, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.1% ▲ +13.0%
  • 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 6288, WA — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6288, WA36.1%
Augusta Margaret River 41.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

While 36.1% of residents moved recently, this is a little below the Western Australian figure of 39.0%. The proportion of people moving into the area has risen since 2011.

36.1% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 3.5% of residents arrived from overseas recently, which is far below the national figure of 14.5%. This is much lower than most areas, despite the figure rising from zero in 2011.

3.5% ▲ —

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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 6288, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6288/6288-wa/topic/mobility-location