53.1% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Southport - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Southport - South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people in Southport - South have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most others across Australia, with 53.1% of residents changing homes since 2016.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
More than half of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the Queensland rate of 44.8% and far above the national average. This trend is growing, as the proportion rose by 2.6 points since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 20.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. This is a high proportion compared to most areas, although it fell slightly from 22.7% in 2016.
20.4% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Southport - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091541/southport-south/topic/mobility-location