6743, WA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 6743, WA

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

Nearly half of the residents in postcode 6743 have moved here in the last five years. While the area remains very mobile, the proportion of people moving in and arriving from overseas has fallen since 2011.

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📍 6743, WA, Postcode

Where 6743, WA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

44.0% ▼ -15.5%
  • 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 6743, WA — higher than 84% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
6743, WA44.0%
Wyndham-East Kimberley 41.7%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 44% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 40.7%. This is a drop from 2011, when 52.1% of residents were recent arrivals.

44.0% ▼ -15.5%

Higher than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 52.1%
  • 2016: 48.3%
  • 2021: 44.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 23.2% of the population, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average of 10.6%. This represents a fall from 2011, when recent overseas arrivals sat at 31%.

23.2% ▼ -25.1%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 23.2%

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 6743, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6743/6743-wa/topic/mobility-location