Mitcham · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Mitcham

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

More than one in three residents of Mitcham have moved house in the last five years. This area sees much higher levels of movement and overseas arrivals than most other similar places, with 15.1% of people having recently arrived from another country.

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📍 Mitcham, Suburb / Locality

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

38.8% ▼ -1.1%
  • 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 Mitcham — higher than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mitcham38.8%
5062, SA 35.6%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.8% of people here changed homes in the last five years. This is much higher than most areas, though it sits a little above the South Australian figure of 36.9%.

38.8% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.2%
  • 2016: 39.2%
  • 2021: 38.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.1% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.

15.1% ▲ +12.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 15.1%

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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/mobility-location