Leinster - Leonora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Leinster - Leonora

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

Fewer people have moved into Leinster - Leonora recently, as the share of residents who changed homes in the last five years fell by 13 points since 2016. Despite this trend, the area remains more welcoming to new international arrivals than most similar places.

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📍 Leinster - Leonora, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Leinster - Leonora sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

28.9%
  • 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 Leinster - Leonora — lower than 87% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Leinster - Leonora28.9%
6440, WA 31.2%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 28.9% of people moved home in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39.0%. This is a significant drop from 2016, when 42.1% of the population had recently changed addresses.

28.9%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 42.1%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14.9% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 10.6%. This proportion has dipped slightly from 18.6% in the 2016 census.

14.9%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

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 Leinster - Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031283/leinster-leonora/topic/mobility-location