Leigh Creek · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Leigh Creek

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

More than half of the residents in Leigh Creek have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover is the defining feature of the area's movement patterns, with a much higher proportion of people shifting homes than is typical across South Australia or the rest of the country.

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📍 Leigh Creek, Urban Centre

Where Leigh Creek sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

52.2% ▲ +76.2%
  • 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 Leigh Creek — higher than 96% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Leigh Creek52.2%
5731, SA 38.3%
South Australia 36.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 52.2% of people here changed homes recently, a figure that is far above the South Australian rate of 36.9%. This trend has climbed significantly, rising 23 percentage points since 2011.

52.2% ▲ +76.2%

Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 52.2%

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

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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422027/leigh-creek/topic/mobility-location