43.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Mount Isa · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Mount Isa
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have arrived from overseas in Mount Isa than in most other Australian areas. This migration trend is a key feature of the region, though the proportion of recent arrivals has dropped significantly since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 43.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 18.3% of the population, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures. However, this proportion has fallen by 15 points since 2011.
18.3% ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35300/mount-isa/topic/mobility-location