25.9% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6501, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6501, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A sharp decline in movement has seen postcode 6501 become much more stable since 2011. Only 25.9% of people have moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This shift highlights a community where far fewer people are arriving from other areas or overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 25.9% of residents moved in the last five years, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This represents a significant drop from 40.1% back in 2011, leaving the area far below the Western Australian rate of 39.0%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up just 3.6% of the population, which is well below the state average of 10.6%. This figure has fallen by 8.0 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far below the national average.
3.6% ▼ -69.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 6501, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6501/6501-wa/topic/mobility-location