Doonan · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Doonan

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

Nearly 40% of the people living in Doonan have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most similar places. While many locals have changed homes recently, overseas arrivals are far less common here than across the rest of the country.

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

39.0% ▲ +1.1%
  • 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 Doonan — higher than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Doonan39.0%
4562, QLD 39.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.0% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the national figure and well below the Queensland average.

39.0% ▲ +1.1%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.6%
  • 2016: 44.3%
  • 2021: 39.0%

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 6.7% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

6.7% ▼ -41.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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 Doonan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30866/doonan/topic/mobility-location