4208, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4208, QLD

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

More people have moved into postcode 4208 recently than in most similar areas. Over half of all residents shifted house in the last five years, though the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped sharply since 2011.

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📍 4208, QLD, Postcode

Where 4208, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.2% ▼ -12.3%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4208, QLD — higher than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4208, QLD51.2%
Gold Coast 49.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.2% of people moved home in the last five years, a figure far above the national average of 40.7%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, despite falling 7.2 percentage points since 2011.

51.2% ▼ -12.3%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 58.4%
  • 2016: 50.5%
  • 2021: 51.2%

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 8.5% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.7%. This proportion has fallen steeply from 23.5% in 2011.

8.5% ▼ -63.8%

Higher than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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 4208, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4208/4208-qld/topic/mobility-location