39.4% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Perth - South East · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Perth - South East
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A changing mix of residents defines Perth - South East, where the proportion of people arriving from overseas has fallen sharply. While nearly 40% of the population has moved house recently, the area sees fewer new international arrivals than the national average.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.4% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is roughly the same as the Western Australian figure. This is slightly lower than the Australian average, and the share of people moving has fallen by 3.3 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
People arriving from overseas make up 12.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is a little above the state average but a little below the national figure, following a big drop of 12 points since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Perth - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/506/perth-south-east/topic/mobility-location