40.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Busselton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Busselton Surrounds
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people move here from overseas than in other parts of the country, making Busselton Surrounds a place where most new arrivals come from within Australia. While 40.4% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, the share of recent overseas arrivals has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.4% of people here moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian figure, though it has fallen from 44.4% back in 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 8.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is also lower than most similar areas and represents a sharp drop from 16.0% in 2011.
8.8% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Busselton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501011003/busselton-surrounds/topic/mobility-location