40.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Mount Isa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Mount Isa Surrounds
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Mount Isa Surrounds since 2011. While about 40% of the population has changed homes in the last five years, the area still sees a very high number of recent overseas arrivals compared to most of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.2% of people moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Queensland figure and has fallen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 22.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above both the state and national averages. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
22.9% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/topic/mobility-location