Rankin · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Rankin

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

A drop in overseas arrivals has shaped the changing face of Rankin since 2011. While 40.7% of the population moved house in the last five years, this is a lower figure than the state average for Queensland.

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📍 Rankin, Federal Electorate

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

40.7%
  • 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 Rankin — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Rankin40.7%
Greater Brisbane 46.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.7% of residents moved in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This rate has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2016.

40.7%

Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 42.4%
  • 2021: 40.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 11.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 21.2%.

11.3% ▼ -46.5%

Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 11.3%

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 Rankin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED327/rankin/topic/mobility-location