Carina Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Carina Heights

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

Almost half of all residents in Carina Heights have moved home in the last five years. This high level of churn makes the area much more mobile than most others, though the share of people arriving from overseas has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Carina Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Carina Heights sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

47.8% ▲ +8.8%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Carina Heights — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Carina Heights47.8%
4152, QLD 42.8%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 47.8% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure well above the national average of 40.7%. This trend has climbed since 2011, meaning more people are changing their address in this area.

47.8% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 43.9%
  • 2016: 47.9%
  • 2021: 47.8%

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 10.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share of new arrivals from overseas was 23.2%.

10.0% ▼ -57.1%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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 Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011050/carina-heights/topic/mobility-location