46.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Torquay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Torquay
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Torquay have moved house in the last five years, making it a very mobile place to live. While many people are moving into the area, far fewer are arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 46.8% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Only 8.8% of the population arrived from overseas recently, a figure well below the 14.5% national average. This proportion has dropped significantly from 18.4% in 2011.
8.8% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031053/torquay/topic/mobility-location