6398, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6398, WA

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

Roughly a third of people in postcode 6398 have changed homes recently, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places. This stability is most evident in the low number of overseas arrivals, which has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 6398, WA, Postcode

Where 6398, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.2% ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 6398, WA — higher than 53% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6398, WA34.2%
Manjimup 30.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, a figure that rose 1.5 points since 2011. This is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

34.2% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 34.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 2.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure and much lower than most other areas. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.

2.6% ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/mobility-location