Boyup Brook · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Boyup Brook

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals is the biggest story for Boyup Brook, where the share of recent migrants fell by 36 percentage points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a much lower proportion of new overseas residents than both the state and the nation.

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📍 Boyup Brook, Urban Centre

Where Boyup Brook sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.5% ▼ -30.2%
  • 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 Boyup Brook — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Boyup Brook36.5%
6244, WA 28.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.5% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This is a significant decrease from 2011, when 52.4% of the population had moved recently.

36.5% ▼ -30.2%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 52.4%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 36.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 5.8% of residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure well below the 14.5% seen across Australia. This represents a steep decline from 2011, when 42.2% of the area's population were recent arrivals.

5.8% ▼ -86.2%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 42.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521007/boyup-brook/topic/mobility-location