Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Sunshine Coast

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

Nearly half of all residents in the Sunshine Coast have moved house recently, putting it among the most mobile areas of its kind. This high rate of movement is driven by people relocating within Australia, while the proportion of new arrivals from overseas has fallen slightly over the last few years.

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📍 Sunshine Coast, Council (LGA)

Where Sunshine Coast sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

48.3% —
  • 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 Sunshine Coast — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Sunshine Coast48.3%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

A huge 48.3% of people moved home in the five years before the 2021 census, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This represents a slight increase from 47.3% in 2016.

48.3% —

Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 47.3%
  • 2021: 48.3%

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 10.8% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average. This proportion fell by 1.6 percentage points since 2016.

10.8% —

Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 10.8%

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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/mobility-location