Roelands · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Roelands

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

Roughly one third of people in Roelands have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most similar places, though it remains much quieter than the state and national trends.

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

33.8% ▼ -16.8%
  • 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 Roelands — higher than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Roelands33.8%
6226, WA 33.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.8% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, but well below the 39.0% figure for Western Australia and the 40.7% national average.

33.8% ▼ -16.8%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.7%
  • 2016: 41.1%
  • 2021: 33.8%

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 6.6% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. This is well below both the state rate of 10.6% and the Australian figure of 14.5%.

6.6% ▲ +78.5%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/mobility-location