6530, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6530, WA

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

Over a third of residents in postcode 6530 have changed their home in the last five years. While more people move here than in most similar areas, this movement has slowed since 2011.

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📍 6530, WA, Postcode

Where 6530, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

35.9% ▼ -16.2%
  • 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 6530, WA — higher than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6530, WA35.9%
Greater Geraldton 35.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.9% of people moved house recently, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country, and it has fallen 6.9 percentage points since 2011.

35.9% ▼ -16.2%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 42.8%
  • 2016: 39.0%
  • 2021: 35.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 9.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average but well below the national rate. This has dropped significantly since 2011, when the proportion was 24.6%.

9.6% ▼ -60.9%

Higher than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 9.6%

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 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/mobility-location