Floreat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Floreat

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

Fewer people have moved into Floreat from overseas since 2011, as the share of recent arrivals fell by 8.2 percentage points. This shift comes while the area remains more stable than most, with a smaller proportion of residents moving house recently compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Floreat, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Floreat sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

35.4% ▲ +3.3%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Floreat — lower than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Floreat35.4%
6014, WA 41.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.4% of people moved house in the last five years. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 39.0% and the national figure of 40.7%, and is lower than most other areas.

35.4% ▲ +3.3%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.3%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 35.4%

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 9.2% of the population. This is a little below the state average of 10.6% and well below the Australian figure of 14.5%.

9.2% ▼ -47.0%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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 Floreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011033/floreat/topic/mobility-location