62.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Southport - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge shift in residents ever five years defines Southport - North, where 62.1% of people have moved recently. This high turnover makes it one of the most transient areas in the region, with a population that changes far more quickly than the national average.
People who moved in the last five years.
More than six in ten people (62.1%) moved here in the last five years. This is far above the 40.7% national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
62.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 25.2% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.7%. However, this proportion fell by 7.9 percentage points since 2016.
25.2% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Southport - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091540/southport-north/topic/mobility-location