47.9% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Mackay
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Much higher movement than most similar areas defines Mackay, where nearly half the population has changed homes recently. The area is a major hub for newcomers, with recent overseas arrivals making up 28.3% of the population.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 47.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of movers fell by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the Queensland average of 13.7%. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, although it fell 27 percentage points since 2011.
28.3% ▼ -48.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021346/mackay/topic/mobility-location