Brinsmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Brinsmead

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

Frequent changes in residency define the local atmosphere in Brinsmead, where 40.7% of people have moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Brinsmead, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

40.7% ▼ -9.3%
  • 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 Brinsmead — higher than 62% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Brinsmead40.7%
4870, QLD 44.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.7% of residents moved in the last five years, which is about the same as the national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, though the proportion has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

40.7% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 44.9%
  • 2016: 39.0%
  • 2021: 40.7%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 6.6% of the population, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. This is a significant decline from 2011, when 17.9% of the community had arrived from abroad recently.

6.6% ▼ -63.0%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/topic/mobility-location