Morawa · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Morawa

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

Far fewer people have moved into Morawa recently, with the share of residents who arrived in the last five years falling by 14 points since 2011. This shift is seen in both local and international arrivals, leaving the area with very little new movement compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Morawa, Urban Centre

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

28.1% ▼ -33.3%
  • 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 Morawa — lower than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Morawa28.1%
6623, WA 24.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 28.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is far below the Western Australia figure of 39.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

28.1% ▼ -33.3%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 42.1%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 28.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in Morawa arrived from overseas recently, a figure that fell from 14.3% in 2011. This 0.0% rate is far below the national figure of 14.5%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522047/morawa/topic/mobility-location