46.2% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Bundaberg South · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Bundaberg South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A surge in new residents has reshaped Bundaberg South, with nearly half the population moving here in the last five years. This growth is driven by a huge influx of people from abroad, making the area far more international than the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 46.2% of residents moved here in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 30.4% of the population, which is among the highest levels for this type of area. This is far above both the Queensland figure of 13.7% and the Australian average of 14.5%.
30.4% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bundaberg South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30423/bundaberg-south/topic/mobility-location