35.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Balonne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Balonne
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A striking 27.4% of people in Balonne arrived from overseas recently, making it one of the most welcoming areas for new migrants at this level. While many newcomers have arrived, the local population is generally more settled than in other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 35% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This trend of stability has grown over time, as the share of people moving fell slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 27.4% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.7%. Although this remains very high compared to most areas, the proportion of recent arrivals fell 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
27.4% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011171/balonne/topic/mobility-location