Seaford · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Seaford

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

About one third of residents in Seaford have moved house in the last five years. While this movement is more common than in most similar areas, the suburb is much less mobile than the rest of the state and country.

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

33.8% ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Seaford — higher than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Seaford33.8%
5169, SA 43.5%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 33.8% of people here changed homes in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the South Australian figure of 36.9% and the national figure of 40.7%.

33.8% ▼ -15.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.0%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 33.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 4.8% of the population. This is around the middle for its level, but far below both the state (15.1%) and national (14.5%) averages.

4.8% ▼ -55.0%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41315/seaford/topic/mobility-location