38.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Waikerie · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Waikerie
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 18.4% of the population in Waikerie, a figure that has surged since 2011. This makes the area much more diverse in terms of migration than most similar places. While many people have moved here recently, this trend is slightly lower than the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.7% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure, though it is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The proportion of people who arrived from overseas recently rose by 14 points since 2011 to reach 18.4%. This is well above both the state and national figures, standing much higher than most similar areas.
18.4% ▲ +298.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415045/waikerie/topic/mobility-location