Balingup · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Balingup

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

Far fewer people have moved into Balingup from overseas compared to the rest of the country. While more residents have changed homes recently than in most similar areas, the town sees almost no new arrivals from abroad.

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📍 Balingup, Urban Centre

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

36.9% ▲ +39.3%
  • 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 Balingup — higher than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Balingup36.9%
6253, WA 33.7%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.9% of people moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen 10 points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 40.7%.

36.9% ▲ +39.3%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 36.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area arrived from overseas recently, a result far below the Western Australian figure of 10.6%. This is a drop of 4.5 points since 2016.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522002/balingup/topic/mobility-location