Bunbury · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Bunbury

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

Far more people have moved into Bunbury recently than in most similar areas. Almost half of the residents have changed their address in the last five years, making it a highly mobile community.

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📍 Bunbury, Suburb / Locality

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

46.3% ▼ -4.2%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bunbury — higher than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bunbury46.3%
6230, WA 39.2%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.3% of people here moved home in the last five years. This is well above the 39.0% seen across Western Australia and the 40.7% national figure.

46.3% ▼ -4.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 48.4%
  • 2016: 45.5%
  • 2021: 46.3%

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 12.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average, though a little below the Australian figure of 14.5%.

12.4% ▼ -58.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50210/bunbury/topic/mobility-location