44.5% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
North Perth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in North Perth
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in North Perth have moved house within the last five years. This high turnover makes it a very mobile area where many people are new to the neighbourhood. While local movement is common, the number of people arriving from overseas has dropped significantly since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
A high 44.5% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate of change has risen slightly since 2011 and is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This figure has fallen sharply from 17.7% in 2011.
8.2% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in North Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021040/north-perth/topic/mobility-location