48.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Gold Coast · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Gold Coast
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A shift in movement patterns has shaped the Gold Coast since 2011, with a notable drop in recent overseas arrivals. Nearly half of the population has moved house in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Almost 48.9% of people here changed homes in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This high level of movement has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 12.8% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the proportion was 21.2%.
12.8% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/309/gold-coast/topic/mobility-location