Blair · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Blair

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

Nearly half of all residents in Blair have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most other parts of the country, with 46.4% of people changing their home since 2016.

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📍 Blair, Federal Electorate

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

46.4% —
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Blair — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Blair46.4%
Greater Brisbane 46.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years rose to 46.4%. This is well above the national figure of 40.7% and a little above Queensland's 44.8%.

46.4% —

Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 43.6%
  • 2021: 46.4%

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 11.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure is well below the Australian average of 14.5% and fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011.

11.1% ▼ -35.6%

Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

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 Blair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED301/blair/topic/mobility-location