6536, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6536, WA

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

Fewer people have moved into or arrived in postcode 6536 over the last decade. Both local and overseas migration have fallen significantly since 2011, making this a much more stable population than the national average.

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📍 6536, WA, Postcode

Where 6536, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.8% ▼ -30.7%
  • 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 6536, WA — lower than 67% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6536, WA29.8%
Northampton 26.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 29.8% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far below the 40.7% national figure. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 42.9% of the population had recently changed homes.

29.8% ▼ -30.7%

Lower than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 42.9%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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 4.5% of the population, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 10.6%. This proportion has fallen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.

4.5% ▼ -57.8%

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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 6536, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6536/6536-wa/topic/mobility-location