65.0% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
East Perth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in East Perth
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people move in and out of East Perth than in other parts of the state. Roughly 65% of residents have moved house in the last five years, making it a highly transient area where many arrivals come from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The number of people who moved home in the last five years is far above the Western Australian figure of 39% and the national figure of 40.7%. This 65% rate is among the highest for similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 31.4% of the population, which is far above the 10.6% seen in Western Australia and 14.5% across Australia. This level of recent international migration is among the highest at this level.
31.4% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 East Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021295/east-perth/topic/mobility-location