34.2% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6521, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6521, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 6521 arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This area has seen a significant increase in international arrivals over the last decade, though it remains less mobile than other parts of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 34.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 39%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 23.9% of the population had moved recently.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 28.8% of the population, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This figure is far above the Australian average of 14.5% and has risen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
28.8% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
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).
More for 6521, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 6521, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6521/6521-wa/topic/mobility-location