41.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Port Douglas - Daintree · Sub-region (SA3)
Migration & Movement in Port Douglas - Daintree
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A strong pull for people from abroad defines Port Douglas - Daintree, where 17.7% of the population arrived from overseas recently. This high level of international migration makes the area much more diverse than most other similar regions. While many people move here for work or lifestyle, the overall rate of people changing homes has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 41.3% of people moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Queensland figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 17.7% of the population, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite a small drop from 18.6% in 2011.
17.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Port Douglas - Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30604/port-douglas-daintree/topic/mobility-location