61.8% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
6721, WA · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 6721, WA
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people have moved into postcode 6721 recently than in almost any other similar area. A striking 61.8% of residents arrived within the last five years, making it a highly mobile community where new arrivals are common.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 61.8% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011 and is among the highest across similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 18.5% of the population, which is well above the 10.6% seen across Western Australia. This figure is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen 13 points since 2011.
18.5% ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 6721, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6721/6721-wa/topic/mobility-location