Mount Magnet · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Mount Magnet

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

Very few people have moved into Mount Magnet recently, with the town seeing some of the lowest levels of migration among similar areas. Only 20.3% of residents arrived in the last five years, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011.

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📍 Mount Magnet, Urban Centre

Where Mount Magnet sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

20.3% ▼ -38.8%
  • 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 Mount Magnet — lower than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mount Magnet20.3%
6638, WA 22.8%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Just 20.3% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 39%. This represents a 13 point drop in movement into the area since 2011.

20.3% ▼ -38.8%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.2%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 20.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 5.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This has fallen significantly from 26.3% back in 2011.

5.1% ▼ -80.7%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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 Mount Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521033/mount-magnet/topic/mobility-location