39.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lockyer Valley · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Lockyer Valley
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into Lockyer Valley since 2011, though it remains a significant draw for newcomers. While internal migration has dipped, the area is now a major hub for overseas arrivals compared to the rest of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.6% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 21.9% of the population, a figure that is well above both the national and state averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the proportion fell slightly since 2011.
21.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Lockyer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34580/lockyer-valley/topic/mobility-location