40.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lancelin · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Lancelin
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Lancelin have arrived from overseas recently, making it one of the most welcoming spots for new migrants at this level. This high level of international arrival is a standout feature for the town, where the overseas population has grown steadily over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.6% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Western Australian figure, it has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 44.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. This proportion rose by 6.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving Lancelin far above the state average.
44.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 44.3%
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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521030/lancelin/topic/mobility-location