46.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Stafford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Stafford
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Stafford have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes the area much more mobile than most other places in the country. Recent arrivals from overseas also make up a higher share of the population than in most areas.
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 a little above the Queensland rate and has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when the share was 26.7%.
14.0% ▼ -47.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021032/stafford/topic/mobility-location