Currumbin Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Currumbin Waters

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

Roughly 37% of people in Currumbin Waters changed homes in the last five years. This is the most common type of movement in the area, though the proportion of residents moving is well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Currumbin Waters, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Currumbin Waters sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.9% ▲ +8.4%
  • 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 Currumbin Waters — lower than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Currumbin Waters36.9%
4223, QLD 39.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.9% of residents moved house recently, which is well below the 44.8% seen across Queensland. This figure has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.

36.9% ▲ +8.4%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 37.7%
  • 2021: 36.9%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 6.6% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion fell by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.

6.6% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021232/currumbin-waters/topic/mobility-location