4221, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4221, QLD

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

Over 43% of people in postcode 4221 have changed their address in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most others, though the level of movement has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 4221, QLD, Postcode

Where 4221, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.4% ▲ +0.8%
  • 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 4221, QLD — higher than 82% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4221, QLD43.4%
Gold Coast 49.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 43.4% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that is a little above the national average. This level of mobility is much higher than in most similar areas.

43.4% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 43.0%
  • 2016: 42.9%
  • 2021: 43.4%

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 10.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 14.5% and has fallen since 2011.

10.4% ▼ -31.9%

Higher than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 10.4%

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 4221, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4221/4221-qld/topic/mobility-location