Coral Bay · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Coral Bay

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

More than half of the people in Coral Bay have moved here in the last five years. This high turnover is driven by a surge in overseas arrivals, making the area far more mobile than the rest of the state.

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📍 Coral Bay, Urban Centre

Where Coral Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

57.5% ▲ +45.0%
  • 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 Coral Bay — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Coral Bay57.5%
6701, WA 34.7%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 57.5% of residents moved here within the last five years, a figure that is far above the national average of 40.7%. This trend has grown steadily, rising 18 points since 2011.

57.5% ▲ +45.0%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.7%
  • 2016: 46.5%
  • 2021: 57.5%

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 30.4% of the population, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 10.6%. This is a significant shift from 2011, when the share of recent arrivals was 0.0%.

30.4% ▲ —

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 30.4%

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 Coral Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522015/coral-bay/topic/mobility-location