6415, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6415, WA

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

Sharp declines in movement define postcode 6415, where the number of people arriving from overseas has plummeted since 2011. This area is now much less mobile than the rest of the country, with fewer people moving house or arriving from abroad.

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📍 6415, WA, Postcode

Where 6415, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.5% ▼ -21.3%
  • 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 6415, WA — higher than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6415, WA34.5%
Merredin 32.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.5% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This reflects a downward trend, as the proportion of movers fell by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.

34.5% ▼ -21.3%

Higher than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 43.9%
  • 2016: 38.8%
  • 2021: 34.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 6.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 10.6%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share of recent arrivals was 34.1%.

6.2% ▼ -81.8%

Lower than 62% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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 6415, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6415/6415-wa/topic/mobility-location