33.9% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Gnowangerup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Gnowangerup
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over one in five people in Gnowangerup arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the state and national averages. While the town attracts new international residents, it sees fewer internal movers than most other areas. This creates a unique mix of stable long-term locals and a significant number of new arrivals from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 33.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is also much lower than in most similar areas and lower than the Western Australian average.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.6% of the population, which is far above the Western Australian average of 10.6%. This high proportion has remained steady since 2011.
20.6% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011229/gnowangerup/topic/mobility-location