6560, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6560, WA

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

Far fewer people have moved into postcode 6560 recently compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 29.7% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 39%. This suggests a very stable population where most people have lived for a long time.

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Where 6560, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.7% ▲ +0.3%
  • 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 6560, WA — lower than 68% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6560, WA29.7%
Northam 31.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is 29.7%, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.

29.7% ▲ +0.3%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 29.7%

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 just 4.0% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 14.8% of residents had arrived from overseas recently.

4.0% ▼ -73.2%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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 6560, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6560/6560-wa/topic/mobility-location