Capel · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Capel

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

About one third of people in Capel have moved house in the last five years. This movement is significantly lower than the national figure, and the number of people arriving from overseas has dropped sharply since 2011.

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📍 Capel, Urban Centre

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

33.8% ▼ -7.6%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Capel — lower than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Capel33.8%
6271, WA 33.3%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 33.8% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below both the state and national figures. This proportion has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

33.8% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 41.9%
  • 2021: 33.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 4.3% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is far below the national average. This represents a steep decline from 2011, when the proportion was 19.8%.

4.3% ▼ -78.4%

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515005/capel/topic/mobility-location