Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach

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

Nearly half of all residents in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach have moved house in the last five years. This movement is much higher than in most other areas, although the proportion of people arriving from overseas has dropped significantly since 2011.

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📍 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

45.3% ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach — higher than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach45.3%
4878, QLD 47.8%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 45.3% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of mobility is similar to the Queensland average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

45.3% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 46.7%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 45.3%

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 8.3% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 14.4% of residents had recently arrived from abroad.

8.3% ▼ -42.2%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/mobility-location