Morawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Morawa

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

Fewer people have moved into or arrived in Morawa over the last five years. The number of residents moving house has dropped since 2016, leaving the area with a much more stable population than the state or national average.

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📍 Morawa, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

26.8%
  • 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 Morawa — lower than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Morawa26.8%
6519, WA 30.5%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 26.8% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This represents a fall of 8.2 percentage points since 2016.

26.8%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 26.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 7.4% of the population, which is well below the 14.5% seen across Australia. This figure has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2016.

7.4%

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

  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 7.4%

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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041291/morawa/topic/mobility-location