5401, SA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 5401, SA

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

Growth in overseas arrivals has shaped the movement patterns in postcode 5401 since 2011. While the area has seen a small increase in people moving from abroad, residents generally stay put more than people in other parts of the state.

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📍 5401, SA, Postcode

Where 5401, SA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.7% ▲ +1.7%
  • 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 5401, SA — lower than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
5401, SA32.7%
Wakefield 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 32.7% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This level of mobility has barely changed since 2011.

32.7% ▲ +1.7%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 32.7%

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 4.5% of the population, a figure that rose from zero in 2011. Despite this growth, it remains far below the state and national averages.

4.5% ▲ —

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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 5401, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5401/5401-sa/topic/mobility-location