Eli Waters · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Eli Waters

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

Over half of all residents in Eli Waters have moved house in the last five years. This high level of movement makes the area much more mobile than the rest of the country, though most of these shifts are within Australia.

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Where Eli Waters sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

50.8% ▼ -21.6%
  • 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 Eli Waters — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Eli Waters50.8%
4655, QLD 47.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 50.8% of people here moved in the last five years, a figure that is far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas.

50.8% ▼ -21.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 64.8%
  • 2016: 55.7%
  • 2021: 50.8%

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 8.8% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

8.8% ▼ -51.1%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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 Eli Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30960/eli-waters/topic/mobility-location