4212, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4212, QLD

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

Over half of the people in postcode 4212 have moved house in the last five years, which is far above the national figure. This high level of movement defines the area, as it sees much more internal churn than most other parts of the country.

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📍 4212, QLD, Postcode

Where 4212, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.3% ▲ +1.9%
  • 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 4212, QLD — higher than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4212, QLD51.3%
Gold Coast 49.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.3% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and among the highest for similar areas. This rate of movement has risen slightly since 2011.

51.3% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 50.4%
  • 2016: 49.5%
  • 2021: 51.3%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.8% of the population, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the proportion was 20.3%.

9.8% ▼ -51.8%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 9.8%

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 4212, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4212/4212-qld/topic/mobility-location