Algester · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Algester

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

Almost 43% of people in Algester have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover rate makes it one of the more mobile areas compared to most similar places, though it remains slightly below the Queensland state figure.

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Where Algester sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.0% ▲ +2.4%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Algester — higher than 85% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Algester43.0%
4115, QLD 39.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 43% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the national figure of 40.7%, but slightly below the 44.8% seen across Queensland.

43.0% ▲ +2.4%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.0%
  • 2016: 42.6%
  • 2021: 43.0%

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 11.5% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. This is a little below both the Queensland rate of 13.7% and the national average of 14.5%.

11.5% ▼ -45.9%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30032/algester/topic/mobility-location