Wyalkatchem · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Wyalkatchem

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

Roughly 34% of people in Wyalkatchem have changed their home in the last five years. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it is well below the rates seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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

34.0% ▲ +21.9%
  • 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 Wyalkatchem — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wyalkatchem34.0%
6485, WA 32.0%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34% of residents moved house recently. This figure is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian rate of 39% and the national figure of 40.7%.

34.0% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 34.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 5% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. This is well below the 10.6% seen in Western Australia and the 14.5% for Australia.

5.0% ▼ -43.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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 Wyalkatchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51654/wyalkatchem/topic/mobility-location