Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)

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

Nearly half of all residents in Nedlands have changed their address in the last five years. This high rate of movement is driven by both internal migration and a significant number of people arriving from overseas.

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📍 Nedlands (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Nedlands (North Metropolitan) sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

49.8% ▲ +7.3%
  • 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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) — higher than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Nedlands (North Metropolitan)49.8%
Greater Perth 39.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 49.8% of people here moved within the last five years, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 40.7%. This trend has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.

49.8% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 46.4%
  • 2016: 49.3%
  • 2021: 49.8%

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 20.3% of the population, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 10.6%. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion of new overseas arrivals fell 12 percentage points since 2011.

20.3% ▼ -38.1%

Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 20.3%

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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/mobility-location