Melrose · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Melrose

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

Far fewer people move into or out of Melrose than in other parts of the country. Residents here tend to stay put, with only 23.8% changing their address in the last five years.

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

23.8% ▼ -11.8%
  • 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 Melrose — lower than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Melrose23.8%
5483, SA 23.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 23.8% of people moved home in the last five years, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is far below the 36.9% seen across South Australia and the 40.7% national average.

23.8% ▼ -11.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 23.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

There were no recent arrivals from overseas in the area. This is lower than most areas and far below the 15.1% figure for South Australia and 14.5% for Australia.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40856/melrose/topic/mobility-location