Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

A striking 22% of people in Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa arrived from overseas recently, which is well above the national figure. While many have come from abroad, the area is otherwise stable, as fewer people have moved house recently compared to most other regions.

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📍 Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.2% ▼ -7.0%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 0 areas
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 3 areas
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 2 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 9 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 14 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 23 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 24 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 40 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 37 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 35 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 35 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 29 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 21 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 18 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 12 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 8 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 6 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 8 areas
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 3 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 3 areas
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 2 areas
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 3 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa — lower than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa37.2%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 37.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure well below the Queensland average of 44.8%. This rate has also fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

37.2% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 40.0%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 37.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 22% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.5%. However, this proportion has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.

22.0% ▼ -33.1%

Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 22.0%

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 Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30701/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/mobility-location