Kingston · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Kingston

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

More people have arrived from overseas in Kingston since 2011, even as the number of residents moving home has dipped. While recent overseas arrivals rose to 10.7%, the proportion of people who moved houses in the last five years fell to 35.0%.

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📍 Kingston, Council (LGA)

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

35.0% ▼ -8.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingston — higher than 52% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Kingston35.0%
Rest of SA 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.0% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national rate. This is a drop of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.

35.0% ▼ -8.1%

Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 38.1%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 35.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

People who arrived from overseas recently make up 10.7% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. This proportion has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.

10.7% ▲ +49.1%

Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43360/kingston/topic/mobility-location