White Rock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in White Rock

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

Fewer than 7% of people in White Rock arrived from overseas recently, making it an area with low recent international migration. The community has also become more stable over time, with far fewer people moving house in the last five years compared to a decade ago.

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📍 White Rock, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where White Rock sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.0% ▼ -19.5%
  • 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 White Rock — higher than 55% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
White Rock39.0%
4868, QLD 38.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 39% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. This represents a drop of 9.5 percentage points since 2011.

39.0% ▼ -19.5%

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

  • 2011: 48.5%
  • 2016: 42.4%
  • 2021: 39.0%

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 6.9% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.

6.9% ▼ -48.3%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021155/white-rock/topic/mobility-location