4226, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4226, QLD

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

More than half of the people in postcode 4226 have moved house recently, placing it among the most mobile areas of its kind. This high rate of movement is a defining feature of the local population, as 50.9% of residents have changed homes in the last five years.

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📍 4226, QLD, Postcode

Where 4226, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

50.9% ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 4226, QLD — higher than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4226, QLD50.9%
Gold Coast 49.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Over half of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far above the national average and well above Queensland. This trend has grown, rising 4.1 percentage points since 2011.

50.9% ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 46.8%
  • 2016: 48.4%
  • 2021: 50.9%

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 10.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average, falling 7.2 percentage points since 2011.

10.9% ▼ -39.8%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 10.9%

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 4226, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4226/4226-qld/topic/mobility-location