44.8% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Moorooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Moorooka
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A constant stream of new faces defines daily life in Moorooka, where nearly 45% of residents have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes it one of the most mobile areas in the region, as people frequently move in and out of the neighbourhood.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 44.8% of people moved here within the last five years, a rate much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the national figure of 40.7% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 14.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. However, this proportion has fallen sharply by 13 percentage points since 2011.
14.6% ▼ -46.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041068/moorooka/topic/mobility-location