Mandurah (South West) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Mandurah (South West)

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals defines the movement patterns in Mandurah (South West), where only 7.1% of people arrived from abroad recently. While the area attracts more internal movers than most similar places, the number of new arrivals from overseas has fallen significantly over the last decade.

Open map →
📍 Mandurah (South West), State Electorate

Where Mandurah (South West) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

42.0% ▼ -10.4%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah (South West) — higher than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mandurah (South West)42.0%
Greater Perth 39.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

People moving house are common here, with 42% arriving in the last five years. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 39% and a little above the national rate, though it has fallen 4.8 points since 2011.

42.0% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 46.8%
  • 2016: 48.2%
  • 2021: 42.0%

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 7.1% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the state's 10.6% and the national 14.5%, marking a steep fall from 21% in 2011.

7.1% ▼ -66.2%

Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 7.1%

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).

More for Mandurah (South West)

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Mandurah (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53306/mandurah/topic/mobility-location