Leighton · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Leighton

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

Far fewer people have changed addresses recently in Leighton, where only 26.8% of residents moved in the last five years. This level of stability is much lower than the national figure. Most of the population has stayed put compared to other similar areas.

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📍 Leighton, Suburb / Locality

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

26.8%
  • 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 Leighton — lower than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Leighton26.8%
5417, SA 30.5%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Just 26.8% of people moved in the last five years, which is far below the South Australian figure of 36.9% and the Australian average of 40.7%. This rate of movement is lower than most other areas.

26.8%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 26.8%

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

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 Leighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40758/leighton/topic/mobility-location