4814, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4814, QLD

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

Nearly half of the people in postcode 4814 have moved house recently, meaning new faces are common in the local community. While 42.8% of residents arrived in the last five years, this figure is higher than in most other similar areas.

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📍 4814, QLD, Postcode

Where 4814, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

42.8% ▼ -11.9%
  • 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 4814, QLD — higher than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4814, QLD42.8%
Townsville 42.9%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 42.8% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This is slightly above the national figure of 40.7%, though it has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

42.8% ▼ -11.9%

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 48.6%
  • 2016: 47.4%
  • 2021: 42.8%

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 17.7% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.7%. This represents a much higher proportion of people than in most areas, despite falling 12 percentage points since 2011.

17.7% ▼ -40.5%

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 17.7%

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 4814, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4814/4814-qld/topic/mobility-location