22.2% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Colonel Light Gardens
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into Colonel Light Gardens recently compared to the rest of the country, with only 22.2% arriving in the last five years. This makes the area much more stable than most, as residents are far more likely to stay put than those in other South Australian suburbs.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 22.2% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far below both the South Australian rate of 36.9% and the national figure of 40.7%. This is much lower than most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 15.1% seen across South Australia and the 14.5% national average.
8.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/mobility-location