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Elgin · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Elgin

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

Far fewer people have moved recently in Elgin than across the state or country. Only 32.8% of residents shifted homes in the last five years, showing a much more settled population than the national average.

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📍 Elgin, Suburb / Locality

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

32.8% ▲ +28.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elgin — higher than 57% of areas.

Elgin32.8%
6237, WA 29.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The 32.8% move rate in Elgin is well below the figures for Western Australia (39.0%) and Australia (40.7%), placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places.

People who moved in the last 5 years

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32.8% ▲ +28.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50480/elgin/topic/mobility-location