43.4% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Torrens · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in West Torrens
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates West Torrens from the national average for recent overseas arrivals. This area is far more mobile than most, with many residents having moved into the region recently. This high level of movement is seen both in people moving from elsewhere in Australia and those arriving from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 43.4% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 36.9%. This proportion has risen since 2011, making it much higher than most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 24.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen since 2011.
24.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48410/west-torrens/topic/mobility-location