21.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6447, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6447, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 6447 arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. While the area attracts many new international residents, it has a very stable local population with few people moving house.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 21.7% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 29.2% of the population, which is far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for this level of area, though it has dipped slightly since 2011.
29.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 6447, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6447/6447-wa/topic/mobility-location