33.1% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in West Lakes
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into West Lakes recently compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 33.1% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This suggests a more stable population where people tend to stay in their homes longer.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved here in the last five years is 33.1%, which is lower than most areas. While this is well below the South Australian figure of 36.9%, the number has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.1% of the population, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011 and is lower than most similar areas.
9.1% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 West Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011096/west-lakes/topic/mobility-location