55.7% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in South Hedland
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people move in and out of South Hedland than in most similar areas. Over half the population has changed their address in the last five years, reflecting a highly mobile community. While overseas arrivals are common, their proportion has dropped significantly in recent years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 55.7% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This represents a very high turnover of people, though the rate fell slightly from 59.2% in 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 17.0% of the population, a figure well above Western Australia's 10.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the proportion fell 14 points since 2016.
17.0% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/mobility-location