Donnybrook · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Donnybrook

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

Much fewer people have moved here from overseas compared to the rest of the country, though Donnybrook remains more mobile than most similar areas. While 38.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has fallen sharply to just 7.2%.

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📍 Donnybrook, Urban Centre

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

38.3% ▼ -28.4%
  • 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 Donnybrook — higher than 66% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Donnybrook38.3%
6239, WA 34.2%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The 38.3% of people who moved in the last five years is higher than in most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 40.7%. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when 53.5% of the population had recently moved.

38.3% ▼ -28.4%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 53.5%
  • 2016: 36.7%
  • 2021: 38.3%

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 7.2% of the population, which is well below the state figure of 10.6% and the national figure of 14.5%. This is a steep decline from 2011, when 21.7% of residents had recently arrived from abroad.

7.2% ▼ -66.7%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 7.2%

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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515011/donnybrook/topic/mobility-location