5502, SA · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 5502, SA

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

Far more people have arrived from overseas in postcode 5502 than in most similar areas. While the area is very welcoming to international arrivals, it has a much lower rate of people moving house overall. This creates a unique mix of long-term locals and new arrivals from abroad.

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📍 5502, SA, Postcode

Where 5502, SA sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

26.5% ▼ -4.9%
  • 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 5502, SA — lower than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
5502, SA26.5%
Adelaide Plains 30.4%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 26.5% of people moved home in the last five years, which is far below the South Australian figure of 36.9%. This rate is much lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.

26.5% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 26.5%

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 35.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. This has risen sharply by 30 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for new arrivals.

35.8% ▲ +501.5%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 35.8%

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 5502, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5502/5502-sa/topic/mobility-location