Geraldton - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Geraldton - North

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

Fewer people are moving into and arriving in Geraldton - North than in previous years. About 38.3% of residents have moved house in the last five years, and the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has fallen significantly since 2016.

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📍 Geraldton - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Geraldton - North sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.3%
  • 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 Geraldton - North — higher than 52% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Geraldton - North38.3%
6532, WA 34.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The number of people who moved home in the last five years fell by 6.6 percentage points since 2016. At 38.3%, this is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 39.0%.

38.3%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 44.9%
  • 2021: 38.3%

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 7.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a sharp drop from 2016, when the share of recent arrivals was 13.7%.

7.0%

Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 7.0%

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 Geraldton - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041287/geraldton-north/topic/mobility-location