56.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Roxby Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Roxby Downs
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Roxby Downs have moved here within the last five years, making it a very transient place to live. This high turnover is driven by a strong influx of new residents and a significant number of people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 56.7% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the South Australian figure of 36.9%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion is much higher than most areas, although it has dropped 20 percentage points since 2011.
23.7% ▼ -45.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021143/roxby-downs/topic/mobility-location