43.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wilsonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Wilsonton
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly a quarter of Wilsonton residents have arrived from overseas recently, making it a diverse hub of new arrivals. This high level of international migration contributes to a very mobile population, with many people changing their address in recent years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 43.2% of people moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The area sees a huge influx of overseas migrants, with 23.9% arriving recently. This is far above the Queensland figure and well above the national average, marking a jump of 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
23.9% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011459/wilsonton/topic/mobility-location