Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Boulder

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

Fewer people have moved into and out of Boulder since 2016, with the share of residents who changed homes in the last five years falling to 35.8%. While more people are moving less often, the area remains a destination for people from abroad.

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📍 Boulder, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

35.8%
  • 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 Boulder — lower than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Boulder35.8%
6432, WA 35.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.8% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This movement has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2016.

35.8%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 35.8%

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 14.1% of the population, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average. This is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2016.

14.1%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 14.1%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/mobility-location