Homeownership Aspirations and Residential Segregation of Bangladeshi Skilled Immigrants in Perth, Western Australia

Abstract

Housing trajectories, including residential distribution and international immigrants’ spatial mobility, constitute a long-standing debate in many destination countries. This study explored how Bangladeshi skilled immigrants are distributed across Perth and how it differs from their homeownership aspirations and future residential mobility. The findings highlighted that skilled immigrants’ housing trajectories are influenced by a complex interplay of factors encompassing pre- and post-migration experiences comprising cultural, religious and educational considerations.