Byford · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Byford

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

Four in ten people in Byford have changed their address in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most similar places, with a high proportion of residents having settled here recently.

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

40.4% ▼ -35.5%
  • 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 Byford — higher than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Byford40.4%
6122, WA 39.0%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.4% of people moved home in the last five years, a figure much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian average of 39.0%.

40.4% ▼ -35.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 62.6%
  • 2016: 63.7%
  • 2021: 40.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 6.6% of the population. This is well below both the national figure of 14.5% and the state average of 10.6%.

6.6% ▼ -51.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50230/byford/topic/mobility-location