14.1% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Palm Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Palm Island
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Palm Island stands out from similar areas for its unique patterns of movement. Very few people have moved into the area recently, yet over a quarter of the population arrived from overseas in the last five years. This combination suggests a community with very low internal turnover but a high rate of international arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 14.1% of people moved here in the last five years, which is far below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. While this is among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 25.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen since 2016.
25.7% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011466/palm-island/topic/mobility-location