36.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Mitcham
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 15% of people in Mitcham arrived from overseas recently, making it more welcoming to new arrivals than most similar areas. This trend is a key part of the local mix, though the proportion of overseas arrivals has fallen slightly since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.1% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is similar to the South Australian figure but well below the national average of 40.7%. This movement rate has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than most other areas. This is about the same as the state and national averages, despite falling from 18.3% in 2011.
15.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031069/mitcham/topic/mobility-location