Eyre Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Eyre Peninsula

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

Fewer people have moved into Eyre Peninsula over the last decade, even as the number of new arrivals from overseas has climbed. Only 29.3% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Eyre Peninsula, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Eyre Peninsula sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.3% ▼ -9.0%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Eyre Peninsula — lower than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Eyre Peninsula29.3%
5631, SA 29.7%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved house recently is much lower than in most areas. At 29.3%, this is well below the South Australian figure and has fallen since 2011.

29.3% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals now make up 8.2% of the population, a rise from 5.3% in 2011. This is still well below the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.

8.2% ▲ +54.5%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 8.2%

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 Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011130/eyre-peninsula/topic/mobility-location