Mitcham · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Mitcham

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

Fewer people have moved into Mitcham recently than in most similar areas. While 34.4% of residents arrived in the last five years, a notable 15.4% of the population are recent arrivals from overseas.

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📍 Mitcham, Sub-region (SA3)

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

34.4% ▲ +3.0%
  • 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 Mitcham — lower than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mitcham34.4%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved house in the last five years is much lower than in most areas. At 34.4%, this figure is a little below the South Australian average and well below the national figure of 40.7%.

34.4% ▲ +3.0%

Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 33.4%
  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 34.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.4% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the proportion has fallen from 21.0% in 2011.

15.4% ▼ -26.8%

Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 15.4%

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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40303/mitcham/topic/mobility-location