Wheat Belt - North · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Wheat Belt - North

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

Few people are moving into or arriving in Wheat Belt - North compared to similar areas. Only 30.4% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Wheat Belt - North, Sub-region (SA3)

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

30.4% ▼ -15.7%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 0 areas
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 3 areas
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 2 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 9 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 14 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 23 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 24 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 40 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 37 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 35 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 35 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 29 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 21 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 18 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 12 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 8 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 6 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 8 areas
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 3 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 3 areas
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 2 areas
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 3 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wheat Belt - North — lower than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wheat Belt - North30.4%
Rest of WA 37.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is among the lowest for similar areas. At 30.4%, this is well below Western Australia's 39.0% and has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.

30.4% ▼ -15.7%

Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 30.4%

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 7.6% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the Australian average of 14.5% and has dropped by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.

7.6% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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 Wheat Belt - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50902/wheat-belt-north/topic/mobility-location