6485, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6485, WA

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

Fewer people move into postcode 6485 compared to the rest of the state, though more people from abroad have arrived recently. Around 11.6% of residents moved here from overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011.

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📍 6485, WA, Postcode

Where 6485, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.0% ▲ +13.9%
  • 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 6485, WA — lower than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6485, WA32.0%
Wyalkatchem 32.1%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

People are less likely to move here than in other parts of the country, with 32.0% shifting home in the last five years. This is well below the national figure of 40.7%, despite the rate rising slightly since 2011.

32.0% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 32.0%

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 11.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 10.6%.

11.6% ▲ +31.4%

Higher than 63% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.6%

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 6485, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6485/6485-wa/topic/mobility-location