5242, SA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 5242, SA

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

Far fewer people have moved into postcode 5242 recently compared to the rest of the country. Only 30.5% of residents shifted homes in the last five years, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a wider trend of stability and a sharp drop in new arrivals from overseas.

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📍 5242, SA, Postcode

Where 5242, SA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

30.5% ▼ -16.8%
  • 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 5242, SA — lower than 64% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
5242, SA30.5%
Adelaide Hills 29.3%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Just 30.5% of people moved house in the last five years, a figure well below the South Australian average. This movement has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.

30.5% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 36.6%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 30.5%

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 only 2.7% of the population, which is far below the figures for both the state and nation. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share was 10.4%.

2.7% ▼ -74.0%

Lower than 78% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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 5242, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5242/5242-sa/topic/mobility-location