Gnowangerup · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Gnowangerup

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

A surprisingly high number of overseas arrivals has shaped Gnowangerup recently. While about 34.3% of the population moved house in the last five years, the most striking feature is that nearly a quarter of the community arrived from abroad.

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

34.3% ▼ -1.3%
  • 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 Gnowangerup — higher than 62% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Gnowangerup34.3%
6335, WA 31.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.3% of residents moved in the last five years, which is more common than in most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

34.3% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 34.3%

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 23.5% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for this level and far above both the state and national averages.

23.5% ▲ +213.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 23.5%

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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50564/gnowangerup/topic/mobility-location