Adelaide - West · Region (SA4)

Migration & Movement in Adelaide - West

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

Recent overseas arrivals make up 17.2% of the population in Adelaide - West, a figure higher than most other areas. This movement is part of a broader trend of people changing homes, with nearly 40% of residents moving in the last five years.

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📍 Adelaide - West, Region (SA4)

Where Adelaide - West sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.0% ▲ +10.7%
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 4 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 3 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 6 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 3 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 6 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 17 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 9 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 10 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 7 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 6 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 4 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 4 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 4 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 5 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 4 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 1 area
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 0 areas
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 0 areas
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 0 areas
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 0 areas
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 1 area
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 1 area
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 1 area

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide - West — higher than 51% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Adelaide - West39.0%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39% of people here have moved house since 2011, which is a little above the South Australian figure and represents a 3.8 point increase since 2011.

39.0% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 51% of region (sa4) areas.

  • 2011: 35.3%
  • 2016: 36.9%
  • 2021: 39.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

People arriving from overseas in the last five years account for 17.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure, though this is 4.8 points lower than it was in 2011.

17.2% ▼ -21.7%

Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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 Adelaide - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/404/adelaide-west/topic/mobility-location