4870, QLD · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 4870, QLD

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

Far more people have moved into postcode 4870 recently than in most other areas. This high turnover is seen both within Australia and among those arriving from overseas, though the number of new international arrivals has dropped since 2011.

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📍 4870, QLD, Postcode

Where 4870, QLD sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

44.0% ▼ -8.8%
  • 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 4870, QLD — higher than 84% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4870, QLD44.0%
Cairns 43.6%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Nearly 44% of residents moved house in the last five years, a rate well above the national figure of 40.7%. While this is much higher than most areas, it is about the same as the Queensland average.

44.0% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 48.3%
  • 2016: 45.4%
  • 2021: 44.0%

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 15.9% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. This proportion has fallen since 2011, when 24% of the area's people had arrived from abroad recently.

15.9% ▼ -33.6%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 15.9%

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 4870, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4870/4870-qld/topic/mobility-location