31.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Coober Pedy · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Coober Pedy
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 17% of people in Coober Pedy arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While the town attracts people from abroad, it has seen a drop in the number of residents moving into the area over the last few years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 31.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures. This reflects a downward trend, as the share of people moving into the area fell by 3.8 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 17% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. This proportion of the community has grown, rising by 2.1 points since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41330/coober-pedy/topic/mobility-location