45.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
South Perth - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in South Perth - Kensington
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in South Perth - Kensington have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes the area more mobile than most, with 45.9% of people arriving recently. It is a dynamic part of the city where new faces are common.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 45.9% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above both the Western Australian average of 39% and the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.7% of the population, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 10.6%. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 31.3% of residents had arrived from overseas recently.
14.7% ▼ -53.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 South Perth - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071147/south-perth-kensington/topic/mobility-location