6532, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6532, WA

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

About 35% of people in postcode 6532 have moved house recently, making it a relatively stable area. This is the most common movement pattern here, though the numbers for both local and overseas arrivals have fallen since 2011.

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📍 6532, WA, Postcode

Where 6532, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.8% ▼ -14.2%
  • 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 6532, WA — higher than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6532, WA34.8%
Shark Bay 42.5%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Roughly 34.8% of residents moved in the last five years, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This proportion has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

34.8% ▼ -14.2%

Higher than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 40.6%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 34.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 4.3% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure far below the national average. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when overseas arrivals stood at 11.4%.

4.3% ▼ -62.2%

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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 6532, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6532/6532-wa/topic/mobility-location