Eagle Bay · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Eagle Bay

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

More than one in ten people in Eagle Bay arrived from overseas recently, making it a more international spot than most similar areas. While recent arrivals are common, far fewer residents have moved house in the last five years compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Eagle Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.0% ▼ -25.0%
  • 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 Eagle Bay — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Eagle Bay33.0%
6281, WA 44.1%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 33.0% of people moved home in the last five years. This is well below the 39.0% seen across Western Australia and the 40.7% national figure.

33.0% ▼ -25.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.1%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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 12.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 10.6%, though a little below the Australian average of 14.5%.

12.5% ▼ -31.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2021: 12.5%

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 Eagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50447/eagle-bay/topic/mobility-location