Geraldton - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Geraldton - South

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

About 38.7% of people in Geraldton - South have changed their home in the last five years. This rate of movement is about the same as across Western Australia, though it has dropped by 5.1 percentage points since 2016.

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📍 Geraldton - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

38.7%
  • 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 Geraldton - South — higher than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Geraldton - South38.7%
6532, WA 34.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 38.7% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is a little below the national figure of 40.7%.

38.7%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 38.7%

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 10.5% of the population, a figure that is well below the 14.5% national average and has fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2016.

10.5%

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

  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041288/geraldton-south/topic/mobility-location