Alloway · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Alloway

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

Nearly 30% of people in Alloway recently arrived from overseas, a figure far above the national average. While many new international residents have moved here, the area is generally more stable than other parts of the state, with fewer people moving house overall.

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

29.9% ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Alloway — lower than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Alloway29.9%
4670, QLD 40.7%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 29.9% of residents moved in the last five years, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

29.9% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 29.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Alloway sees high levels of international migration, with 29.6% of people arriving from overseas recently. This is far above the 14.5% seen across Australia.

29.6% ▲ +393.8%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 29.6%

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 Alloway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30042/alloway/topic/mobility-location