5255, SA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 5255, SA

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

Far fewer people move into postcode 5255 from overseas compared to the rest of the state. While about 36% of the population changed homes in the last five years, the number of new arrivals from abroad has dropped sharply since 2011.

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📍 5255, SA, Postcode

Where 5255, SA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.0% ▼ -13.3%
  • 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 5255, SA — higher than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
5255, SA36.0%
Alexandrina 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average, though it is well below the national rate of 40.7%.

36.0% ▼ -13.3%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 41.5%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 36.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up only 3.9% of the population, a figure far below the South Australian and national averages of around 15%. This proportion has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.

3.9% ▼ -60.7%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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 5255, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5255/5255-sa/topic/mobility-location