Frome · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Frome

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

Only 31% of people in Frome have changed their home in the last five years. This makes the area one of the least mobile places in the region, with far fewer people moving in or out compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Frome, State Electorate

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

31.0% ▼ -15.3%
  • 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 Frome — lower than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Frome31.0%
Rest of SA 32.8%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The share of people who moved recently is well below the South Australian figure of 36.9% and the national rate of 40.7%. This tendency to stay put has grown over time, as the movement rate fell by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.

31.0% ▼ -15.3%

Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 36.6%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 31.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 6.9% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is well below the 14.5% national average and has fallen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.

6.9% ▼ -52.5%

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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 Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40017/frome/topic/mobility-location