36.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Northfield · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Northfield
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than one in five people in Northfield arrived from overseas recently, making it a standout area for new arrivals. This high level of recent migration is the defining feature of the local population's movement patterns.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 36.3% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.6% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 15.1% and the national average of 14.5%.
20.6% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41050/northfield/topic/mobility-location