Livingstone · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Livingstone

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

Few people have recently moved from overseas to Livingstone, making it a very stable place to live. While nearly 40% of residents changed homes in the last five years, the area has seen a drop in the number of new arrivals from abroad.

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📍 Livingstone, Council (LGA)

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

39.1% —
  • 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 Livingstone — higher than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Livingstone39.1%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.1% of people moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, though it remains well below the Queensland rate of 44.8%.

39.1% —

Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 39.6%
  • 2021: 39.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 8.1% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2016.

8.1% —

Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Livingstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34530/livingstone/topic/mobility-location