6427, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6427, WA

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

More than double the state average of residents are recent overseas arrivals in postcode 6427. This high level of international migration stands in contrast to a sharp drop in people moving into the area from within Australia. Overall, the local population has become much more stable over the last five years.

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📍 6427, WA, Postcode

Where 6427, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

30.1% —
  • 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 6427, WA — lower than 66% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6427, WA30.1%
Yilgarn 32.4%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 30.1% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This represents a significant shift for the area, as the share of people moving in fell by 21 percentage points since 2016.

30.1% —

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 51.1%
  • 2021: 30.1%

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

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 6427, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6427/6427-wa/topic/mobility-location