27.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Roleystone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people move into Roleystone compared to other areas, suggesting a very stable population. Only 27.4% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.
People who moved in the last five years.
The number of people moving here has dropped, with 27.4% shifting homes since 2016. This is far below the Western Australian rate of 39.0% and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
27.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Very few people move to Roleystone from abroad, with recent overseas arrivals at just 2.9%. This is well below the state average and has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
2.9% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Roleystone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011116/roleystone/topic/mobility-location