38.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Western Downs · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Western Downs
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people have moved into Western Downs recently than in most similar areas, though the total proportion of movers has dropped since 2011. A standout feature is the high number of people who have arrived from overseas, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.6% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8% and has fallen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 19.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 14.5%. While this remains much higher than most similar areas, the proportion has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
19.7% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Western Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37310/western-downs/topic/mobility-location