4740, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4740, QLD

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

More than 40% of people in postcode 4740 have changed their home in the last five years. This area sees a lot more movement than most similar places, though the proportion of new overseas arrivals has fallen sharply over the last decade.

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📍 4740, QLD, Postcode

Where 4740, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.9% ▼ -9.0%
  • 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 4740, QLD — higher than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4740, QLD40.9%
Mackay 38.7%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.9% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, but it is well below the Queensland figure and has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.

40.9% ▼ -9.0%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 44.9%
  • 2016: 42.0%
  • 2021: 40.9%

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 13.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national rates, though it has dropped significantly from 31% in 2011.

13.9% ▼ -55.1%

Higher than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

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 4740, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4740/4740-qld/topic/mobility-location