Bundaberg · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Bundaberg

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

Forty per cent of people in Bundaberg have moved house in the last five years. This makes it more mobile than most similar areas, though this figure has fallen slightly since 2011. The region attracts both domestic movers and people arriving from overseas.

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📍 Bundaberg, Council (LGA)

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

40.0% ▼ -6.6%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bundaberg — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bundaberg40.0%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

While 40% of residents moved recently, this is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. It is about the same as the national average, but lower than it was in 2011.

40.0% ▼ -6.6%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 42.9%
  • 2016: 38.9%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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 14% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.

14.0% ▲ +9.3%

Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31820/bundaberg/topic/mobility-location