Lee · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Lee

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

A drop in overseas arrivals is the biggest shift in Lee, where the share of recent immigrants fell by 11 percentage points since 2011. This area is now less mobile than many other parts of the country, with fewer people moving house recently.

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📍 Lee, State Electorate

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

35.8% ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Lee — lower than 69% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lee35.8%
Greater Adelaide 38.0%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.8% of people moved home in the last five years, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the South Australian rate and well below the national figure, though it has risen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.

35.8% ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 35.8%

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 11.0% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This represents a significant decline from 2011, when the share of recent overseas arrivals was 21.5%.

11.0% ▼ -49.0%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 11.0%

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 Lee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40027/lee/topic/mobility-location