37.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rockhampton - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Rockhampton - West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 16.5% of the population in Rockhampton - West, which is higher than most other areas. This migration trend is a key feature of the local community, even though the proportion of people moving into the area has dropped since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Fewer people have moved here recently compared to other regions, with 37% changing homes in the last five years. This figure is well below the 44.8% seen across Queensland and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The proportion of recent overseas arrivals is a little above the national figure of 14.5%. However, this has fallen sharply over the last decade, dropping 15 points from 31% in 2011.
16.5% ▼ -46.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Rockhampton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031216/rockhampton-west/topic/mobility-location