Carnamah · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Carnamah

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

Over 42% of people in Carnamah have moved house in the last five years. This is a high rate of movement compared to most other areas, and it has risen since 2011. While many residents are shifting homes, the town has seen almost no new arrivals from overseas recently.

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📍 Carnamah, Urban Centre

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

42.3% ▲ +8.9%
  • 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 Carnamah — higher than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Carnamah42.3%
6517, WA 34.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 42.3% of the population moved in the last five years, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 39%. This movement is much higher than in most similar areas.

42.3% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 38.8%
  • 2016: 42.8%
  • 2021: 42.3%

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 0.0% of the population, a figure that is far below the national rate of 14.5%. This is a drop of 6.8 percentage points since 2011.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 36.5%
  • 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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522011/carnamah/topic/mobility-location