High Wycombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in High Wycombe

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

A sharp drop in new arrivals has defined the movement patterns in High Wycombe since 2011. Far fewer people are moving into the area compared to the rest of the state, with only 32.1% of residents arriving in the last five years.

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📍 High Wycombe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where High Wycombe sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.1% ▼ -17.7%
  • 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 High Wycombe — lower than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
High Wycombe32.1%
6057, WA 31.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Only 32.1% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 39.0%. This is a downward trend from 2011, when 39.0% of the population had moved recently.

32.1% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 39.0%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up just 5.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 14.5%. This represents a significant fall from 2011, when overseas arrivals sat at 16.4%.

5.2% ▼ -68.4%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051139/high-wycombe/topic/mobility-location