38.0% —
Lower than 68% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Migration & Movement in Greater Adelaide
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Around 38% of people in Greater Adelaide have changed their home in the last five years. This movement is slightly higher than the rest of South Australia, though it remains lower than most similar areas across the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38% of residents moved home recently, a figure that rose slightly from 36.9% in 2016. This is a little above the South Australian figure, but sits a little below the national average of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
People arriving from overseas make up 15.6% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.5%, although the proportion of recent arrivals fell from 17.5% in 2016.
15.6% —
Lower than 53% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/mobility-location