Elizabeth · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Elizabeth

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

Fewer people have moved into Elizabeth recently compared to other Australian suburbs. This stability is seen in the migration patterns, where only 9.7% of the population are recent arrivals from overseas.

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📍 Elizabeth, State Electorate

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

37.3% ▼ -10.9%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Elizabeth — lower than 60% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Elizabeth37.3%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37.3% of people moved house in the last five years, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the national rate of 40.7%. This is a drop from 2011, when 41.9% of residents had moved.

37.3% ▼ -10.9%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 41.9%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 37.3%

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 9.7% of the population, which is well below the South Australian figure of 15.1%. This proportion has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.

9.7% ▲ +35.7%

Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 9.7%

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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/mobility-location