Roma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Roma

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

More people have recently moved to Roma than in most similar areas. While the number of recent overseas arrivals has dropped significantly over the last decade, over 44% of the population still moved into the area within the last five years.

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📍 Roma, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

44.4% ▼ -1.5%
  • 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 Roma — higher than 73% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Roma44.4%
4455, QLD 40.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 44.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure well above the national average. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and has barely changed since 2011.

44.4% ▼ -1.5%

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

  • 2011: 45.1%
  • 2016: 45.6%
  • 2021: 44.4%

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 20.9% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above both the state and national figures. However, this proportion fell by 32 percentage points since 2011.

20.9% ▼ -60.1%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 52.4%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 20.9%

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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011176/roma/topic/mobility-location