Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Wallaroo

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

Far fewer people move from overseas to Wallaroo compared to the rest of the country. While over a third of residents have changed homes recently, the town sees very little international migration compared to state and national levels.

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

36.5% ▼ -13.2%
  • 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 Wallaroo — higher than 69% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wallaroo36.5%
5556, SA 37.9%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.5% of people here moved home in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the South Australian figure, though it is well below the Australian average.

36.5% ▼ -13.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.0%
  • 2016: 35.3%
  • 2021: 36.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 4.3% of residents arrived from overseas recently. This is lower than most areas and is far below both the state and national figures.

4.3% ▲ +304.0%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41518/wallaroo/topic/mobility-location