North West Cape · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in North West Cape

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

Zero recent arrivals from overseas makes North West Cape a place with very little new international migration. While some people move in and out of the area, the flow of new residents from abroad is far lower than across the rest of the country.

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Where North West Cape sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

31.2% ▼ -40.0%
  • 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 North West Cape — higher than 51% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
North West Cape31.2%
6707, WA 46.1%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 31.2% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well below the 39% seen across Western Australia and the 40.7% national figure.

31.2% ▼ -40.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 52.0%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 31.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is far below both the state (10.6%) and national (14.5%) averages.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 North West Cape [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51153/north-west-cape/topic/mobility-location