Mayo · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Mayo

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

Overseas arrivals have fallen to just 4.7% of the population in Mayo since 2011. This trend makes the area one of the least mobile for migrants and new arrivals in the region, with very few people moving into the area from abroad.

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📍 Mayo, Federal Electorate

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

35.4% —
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mayo — lower than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mayo35.4%
Rest of SA 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.4% of people moved home in the last five years, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate has risen slightly by 1.5 percentage points since 2016.

35.4% —

Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 35.4%

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 4.7% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure of 15.1%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area and has fallen since 2011.

4.7% ▼ -45.2%

Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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 Mayo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED408/mayo/topic/mobility-location