Glenfield · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Glenfield

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

Nearly half of all residents in Glenfield have moved here in the last five years. This high level of movement makes the area much more mobile than most other places in the state and country.

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📍 Glenfield, Suburb / Locality

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

46.1% ▲ +4.4%
  • 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 Glenfield — higher than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Glenfield46.1%
6532, WA 34.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.1% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well above the state figure of 39.0% and the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.

46.1% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.1%
  • 2016: 52.1%
  • 2021: 46.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 3.6% of the population arrived from overseas recently. This is far below the Australian average of 14.5% and well below Western Australia's 10.6%.

3.6% ▼ -75.9%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50557/glenfield/topic/mobility-location