36.2% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Elizabeth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Elizabeth
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Much higher rates of overseas arrivals than most other areas define Elizabeth, where 18.5% of residents recently moved from another country. This high level of international migration stands out against both the state and national figures.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.2% of people moved house in the last five years, which is similar to the South Australian figure. This is well below the national rate of 40.7%, though it has risen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 18.5% of the population, a figure well above the 15.1% seen across South Australia and 14.5% nationwide. This has barely changed since 2011.
18.5% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021030/elizabeth/topic/mobility-location