74.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Fortitude Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Fortitude Valley
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge gap separates Fortitude Valley from the rest of the country, with nearly 75% of people moving here in the last five years. This makes it one of the most transient areas in the region, driven by a high number of new residents and overseas arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 74.7% of residents have moved house since 2016, a figure far above the 44.8% seen in Queensland. This movement has increased since 2011, making the area one of the most mobile in the country.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 36% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. While this is still among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen from 45.8% in 2011.
36.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
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 Fortitude Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011106/fortitude-valley/topic/mobility-location