Finniss · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Finniss

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

Far fewer people arrive from overseas in Finniss than in most other parts of the country. While 40% of residents moved house in the last five years, the number of recent overseas arrivals has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Finniss, State Electorate

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

40.0% ▲ +11.8%
  • 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 Finniss — higher than 55% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Finniss40.0%
Rest of SA 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Four in ten residents moved house in the last five years, which is well above the South Australian figure of 36.9%. This proportion has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

40.0% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 3.3% of people are recent arrivals from overseas, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This has fallen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.

3.3% ▼ -73.0%

Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40014/finniss/topic/mobility-location