Light · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Light

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

Only 30.7% of people in Light have moved house in the last five years. This is a low rate of movement for the region, showing that residents here are much more likely to stay put compared to those in the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Light, Council (LGA)

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

30.7% ▼ -14.5%
  • 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 Light — lower than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Light30.7%
Rest of SA 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The share of people who moved recently is well below the South Australian figure of 36.9% and the national figure of 40.7%. This trend has shifted over time, with the percentage of movers falling 5.2 points since 2011.

30.7% ▼ -14.5%

Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 30.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up just 3.6% of the population, which is far below the 15.1% seen across South Australia. This figure has dropped significantly since 2011, when it sat at 9.4%.

3.6% ▼ -61.8%

Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43650/light/topic/mobility-location