Compton · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Compton

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

Few people have moved into Compton recently, and the area has seen almost no one arrive from overseas in recent years. This stability is clear as the 29.8% of residents who moved in the last five years is far below the national figure.

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📍 Compton, Suburb / Locality

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

29.8% ▼ -3.5%
  • 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 Compton — lower than 55% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Compton29.8%
5291, SA 28.7%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 29.8% of people moved house in the last five years. This is well below the South Australian figure of 36.9% and far below the 40.7% seen across Australia.

29.8% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area arrived from overseas recently. This 0.0% figure is far below both the national (14.5%) and state (15.1%) rates.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Compton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40291/compton/topic/mobility-location