42.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Albany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Albany
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than 40% of people in Albany have moved here in the last five years, a rate that sits well above the Western Australian average. While the area attracts many new residents from within the country, it has seen a sharp drop in people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 42.7% of residents moved to Albany within the last five years, which is higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 39.0%. This is a slight decrease from 2011, when the rate was 43.8%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Only 9.1% of the population arrived from overseas recently, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 17.0% of residents were recent arrivals.
9.1% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011225/albany/topic/mobility-location