Alice River · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Alice River

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

More than a third of people in Alice River have changed homes in the last five years. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the community remains far more stable and less influenced by overseas migration than the rest of the country.

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Where Alice River sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

35.1% ▼ -13.1%
  • 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 Alice River — higher than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Alice River35.1%
4817, QLD 41.8%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 35.1% of residents moved here within the last five years. This is a higher rate than in most similar areas, though it is still well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

35.1% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.4%
  • 2016: 37.8%
  • 2021: 35.1%

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 2.9% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits far below the national and state figures.

2.9% ▼ -69.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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 Alice River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30034/alice-river/topic/mobility-location