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West River · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in West River

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

Just 22.4% of people in West River moved home in the last five years, a figure far below the national average. This indicates a very stable population where most residents have lived in the area for a long time.

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📍 West River, Suburb / Locality

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

22.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West River — lower than 79% of areas.

West River22.4%
6346, WA 38.5%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 22.4% of the population moved in the last five years, which is much lower than most other areas. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 39% and the national rate of 40.7%.

People who moved in the last 5 years

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22.4% —

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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

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 West River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51584/west-river/topic/mobility-location