54.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Surfers Paradise · Sub-region (SA3)
Migration & Movement in Surfers Paradise
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Surfers Paradise have moved here recently, creating a very transient population. This constant churn is driven by both domestic moves and a high number of international arrivals, making the area feel much more mobile than the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
A huge 54% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement is among the highest for similar areas and has risen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 25% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.7%. While still among the highest for similar areas, this proportion fell slightly from 29.6% in 2011.
25.0% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30910/surfers-paradise/topic/mobility-location