42.0% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Booragoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Booragoon
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 40% of people in Booragoon have moved house in the last five years, making it more mobile than most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend in the suburb, as the number of people changing homes has risen since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 42% of residents moved here within the last five years. This is higher than most areas and sits a little above both the Western Australian figure of 39% and the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 9.1% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen sharply from 18.4% in 2011.
9.1% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041178/booragoon/topic/mobility-location