Salisbury · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Salisbury

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

Nearly 15% of people in Salisbury arrived from overseas recently, making it more welcoming to new migrants than most similar areas. While many move here from abroad, the area has seen far fewer local people moving in over the last five years compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Salisbury, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Salisbury sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.5% ▼ -0.4%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 0 areas
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 3 areas
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 2 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 9 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 14 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 23 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 24 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 40 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 37 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 35 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 35 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 29 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 21 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 18 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 12 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 8 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 6 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 8 areas
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 3 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 3 areas
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 2 areas
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 3 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Salisbury — lower than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Salisbury34.5%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.5% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is well below the national rate of 40.7% and has barely changed since 2011.

34.5% ▼ -0.4%

Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 34.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, when it was 16.4%.

14.6% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 14.6%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40204/salisbury/topic/mobility-location