North Lakes · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in North Lakes

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

Over half of all residents in North Lakes have moved house in the last five years. This makes it one of the most mobile areas in the region, with a far higher proportion of recent movers than the national average.

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📍 North Lakes, Sub-region (SA3)

Where North Lakes sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

54.2% ▼ -6.8%
  • 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 North Lakes — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
North Lakes54.2%
Greater Brisbane 46.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 54.2% of people here moved home in the last five years, which is well above the Queensland figure of 44.8% and far above the Australian average. This level of movement has fallen slightly by 4 percentage points since 2011.

54.2% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 58.1%
  • 2016: 55.8%
  • 2021: 54.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 12.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 14.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share of recent overseas arrivals was 29%.

12.4% ▼ -57.2%

Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in North Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31402/north-lakes/topic/mobility-location