6722, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6722, WA

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

Far more people have moved into postcode 6722 recently than is typical for the state, with over half the population arriving in the last five years. This high turnover is seen alongside a significant number of overseas arrivals, though the flow of people from abroad has dropped since 2011.

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📍 6722, WA, Postcode

Where 6722, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

55.4% ▲ +0.9%
  • 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 6722, WA — higher than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6722, WA55.4%
Port Hedland 57.1%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 55.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far above the Western Australian rate of 39.0%. This level of movement has remained steady since 2011.

55.4% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 54.9%
  • 2016: 58.5%
  • 2021: 55.4%

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 16.7% of the population, which is well above the state average. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 30.6% of the people here had arrived from abroad recently.

16.7% ▼ -45.3%

Higher than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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 6722, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6722/6722-wa/topic/mobility-location