Salisbury · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Salisbury

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

A higher proportion of people in Salisbury have arrived from overseas compared to most other areas. This trend helps balance out the fact that people here are less likely to move house than those in other parts of the country.

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📍 Salisbury, Council (LGA)

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

34.6% ▼ -0.3%
  • 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 Salisbury — higher than 50% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Salisbury34.6%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.6% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 40.7%. This movement pattern has barely changed since 2011.

34.6% ▼ -0.3%

Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 34.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.6% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

14.6% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 14.6%

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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47140/salisbury/topic/mobility-location