Moora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Moora

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

Far fewer people have moved to Moora recently compared to most similar areas. While the town is less mobile than the rest of the state, it has a higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals than most comparable places.

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📍 Moora, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Moora sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

28.4% ▼ -14.7%
  • 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 Moora — lower than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Moora28.4%
6609, WA 35.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 28.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39%. This is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 4.9 points since 2011.

28.4% ▼ -14.7%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 28.4%

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 14.6% of the population, which is well above the state average of 10.6%. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it fell by 7.9 points since 2011.

14.6% ▼ -35.2%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 14.6%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021241/moora/topic/mobility-location