14.1% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one quarter of people in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This high level of recent international arrival stands in contrast to the very few people moving into the area from elsewhere in the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Very few residents have changed their address recently, with only 14.1% moving in the last five years. This is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 24.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This proportion has jumped significantly since 2016, when it was 11.8%.
24.3% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/topic/mobility-location