Port Pirie · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Port Pirie

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

Over half of the people in Port Pirie have changed their address in the last five years. This high level of movement makes the area far more mobile than the rest of the state and the country.

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Where Port Pirie sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

52.6% ▲ +1.3%
  • 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 Port Pirie — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Port Pirie52.6%
5540, SA 30.3%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

A striking 52.6% of residents moved here within the last five years, a figure that is far above both the South Australian rate of 36.9% and the national figure of 40.7%.

52.6% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51.9%
  • 2016: 52.1%
  • 2021: 52.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

In contrast to this internal movement, there have been no recent arrivals from overseas. This 0.0% figure is far below the South Australian and national averages, which sit at 15.1% and 14.5%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41209/port-pirie/topic/mobility-location