6423, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6423, WA

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

Zero people arrived from overseas in the five years before the 2021 census in postcode 6423. This makes the area far less mobile than most other parts of the country, with a shrinking number of both local and international newcomers.

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📍 6423, WA, Postcode

Where 6423, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.6% ▼ -24.1%
  • 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 6423, WA — higher than 50% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6423, WA33.6%
Westonia 27.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.6% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This movement has dropped 11 points since 2011.

33.6% ▼ -24.1%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 42.2%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The share of recent overseas arrivals is 0.0%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 10.6%. This is a steep fall from 20.0% back in 2011.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 6423, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6423/6423-wa/topic/mobility-location