Salter Point · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Salter Point

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

Steady movement defines Salter Point, where 38.3% of residents have changed their home in the last five years. This level of churn is higher than in most similar areas, though the proportion of people moving into the area from overseas remains quite low.

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Where Salter Point sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.3% ▼ -8.9%
  • 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 Salter Point — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Salter Point38.3%
6152, WA 45.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Nearly 40% of people here moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 39.0%.

38.3% ▼ -8.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.0%
  • 2016: 43.4%
  • 2021: 38.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 6.9% of residents arrived from overseas recently. This is well below the national figure of 14.5% and also well below the state average of 10.6%.

6.9% ▼ -47.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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 Salter Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51321/salter-point/topic/mobility-location