Port MacDonnell · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Port MacDonnell

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

Recent overseas arrivals have jumped to 14.8% of the population in Port MacDonnell (L), a significant increase since 2011. While more people are moving into the area than a decade ago, the local rate of movement remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Port MacDonnell, Urban Centre

Where Port MacDonnell sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.1% ▲ +10.8%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port MacDonnell — lower than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Port MacDonnell34.1%
5291, SA 28.7%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 34.1% of residents moved house in the last five years. This is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national rate, though the proportion has risen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.

34.1% ▲ +10.8%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.7%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 34.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The share of people who arrived from overseas recently is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as both the state and national levels.

14.8% ▲ +137.0%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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 Port MacDonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421031/port-macdonnell/topic/mobility-location