Preston Beach · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Preston Beach

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

About 34.1% of people in Preston Beach have moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the state and national figures.

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Where Preston Beach sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.1% ▼ -5.5%
  • 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 Preston Beach — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Preston Beach34.1%
6215, WA 31.4%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About one third of residents have moved in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 39% seen across Western Australia.

34.1% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.1%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 34.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

There were no recent arrivals from overseas in the area. This is lower than most areas and is far below both the state and national figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Preston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51262/preston-beach/topic/mobility-location