37.6% —
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Dickson · Federal Electorate
Migration & Movement in Dickson
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Recent arrivals from overseas have fallen sharply in Dickson, dropping from 16.8% in 2011 to just 7.9% in 2021. This shift reflects a broader trend of lower movement into the area compared to the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 37.6% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. This level of stability has barely changed since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 7.9% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.5%.
7.9% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED307/dickson/topic/mobility-location