33.7% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Northern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Northern Highlands
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A striking 17.5% of people in Northern Highlands arrived from overseas recently, which is well above the national figure. While many people have moved here from abroad, the area is generally less mobile than other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Fewer people have moved house here recently compared to most areas, with only 33.7% changing homes in the last five years. This is far below the Queensland rate of 44.8% and has fallen by 5 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The proportion of recent overseas arrivals is much higher than in most areas. At 17.5%, this is well above both the state and national figures, though it has fallen 7.7 points since 2011.
17.5% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Northern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021407/northern-highlands/topic/mobility-location