5170, SA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 5170, SA

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

A far lower share of people in postcode 5170 have arrived from overseas recently compared to the rest of the state. While about 37% of residents moved home in the last five years, the number of new arrivals from abroad has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 5170, SA, Postcode

Where 5170, SA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.0% ▼ -3.1%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5170, SA — higher than 64% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
5170, SA37.0%
Onkaparinga 33.3%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37% of people here moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the South Australian figure, though it sits well below the national average of 40.7%.

37.0% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 38.1%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 37.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 5% of residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure far below the South Australian average of 15.1%. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when 12.1% of the population were recent overseas arrivals.

5.0% ▼ -58.2%

Lower than 69% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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 5170, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5170/5170-sa/topic/mobility-location