40.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in West Mackay
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five people in West Mackay arrived from overseas recently, making it a much more diverse place than most. While overseas arrivals are common, the local population is generally more settled than in other Queensland areas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 40% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the Queensland average. This movement is slightly down from 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.3% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. However, this has fallen sharply by 16 percentage points since 2011.
19.3% ▼ -45.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021358/west-mackay/topic/mobility-location