26.8% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Roma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Roma Surrounds
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Only 26.8% of people in Roma Surrounds have moved home in the last five years, which is far lower than the national figure. This reflects a very stable population where few residents relocate or arrive from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Moving rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. This stability has grown over time, as the proportion of people moving fell by 6.4 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up just 4.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the figure was 21.3%.
4.5% ▼ -79.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011177/roma-surrounds/topic/mobility-location