Mount Barker · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Mount Barker

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

Fewer people have arrived from overseas in Mount Barker since 2011, though the area remains a popular destination for those moving within the country. About 40.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Mount Barker, Council (LGA)

Where Mount Barker sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.9% ▼ -1.2%
  • 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 Mount Barker — higher than 78% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mount Barker40.9%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Four out of ten residents moved to Mount Barker in the last five years. This is well above the South Australian figure of 36.9% and is very similar to the national average.

40.9% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 41.4%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 40.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 6.6% of people are recent arrivals from overseas, which is well below the 15.1% seen across South Australia. This figure has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.

6.6% ▼ -42.5%

Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44550/mount-barker/topic/mobility-location