Port Kennedy · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Port Kennedy

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

A smaller proportion of people have moved into Port Kennedy recently compared to the broader region. Only 33.6% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the national figure.

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Where Port Kennedy sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.6% ▼ -24.1%
  • 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 Port Kennedy — higher than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Port Kennedy33.6%
6172, WA 33.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About one third of residents moved here in the last five years. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the 39% seen across Western Australia and the 40.7% national average.

33.6% ▼ -24.1%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 39.9%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are less common here than in other parts of the country. Only 5.2% of people moved from overseas recently, which is well below the state figure of 10.6% and the national figure of 14.5%.

5.2% ▼ -76.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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 Port Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51260/port-kennedy/topic/mobility-location