45.9% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Broadbeach Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Broadbeach Waters
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 46% of people in Broadbeach Waters moved here in the last five years, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This high level of movement defines the area's changing population, as it attracts more new residents than the national average.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Since 2011, the proportion of people moving to the area has risen by 5.1 percentage points. Now, 45.9% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well above the Australian figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011224/broadbeach-waters/topic/mobility-location