Newmarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Newmarket

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

More people have moved into Newmarket since 2011, though the share of recent overseas arrivals has dropped. Over half of all residents now live in a home they moved into within the last five years, making it a highly mobile area.

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📍 Newmarket, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newmarket sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.5% ▲ +3.0%
  • 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 Newmarket — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Newmarket51.5%
4051, QLD 49.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.5% of people here moved house in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is much higher than in most other areas and has risen slightly since 2011.

51.5% ▲ +3.0%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 50.0%
  • 2016: 51.5%
  • 2021: 51.5%

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 24.6% of the population, which is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite falling 7.2 percentage points since 2011.

24.6% ▼ -22.6%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 24.6%

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 Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031127/newmarket/topic/mobility-location