Ashford · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Ashford

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

Over half of the people in Ashford have moved house in the last five years. This high level of turnover is driven by a very large number of new arrivals from overseas, making the area much more mobile than the rest of the state.

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

58.2% ▲ +2.2%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ashford — higher than 96% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Ashford58.2%
5035, SA 45.7%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

More than half of residents (58.2%) moved here in the last five years. This is far above the 36.9% seen across South Australia and the 40.7% national figure.

58.2% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 56.9%
  • 2016: 53.5%
  • 2021: 58.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The area's high mobility is linked to overseas migration, with 34.2% of people arriving from another country recently. This is far above the South Australian figure of 15.1%.

34.2% ▼ -14.6%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.1%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 34.2%

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 Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40046/ashford/topic/mobility-location