Freshwater Point · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Freshwater Point

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

Four in ten people have moved to Freshwater Point in the last five years, reflecting a shift in who lives here since 2011. While this mobility is much higher than in most similar areas, the community sees very few new arrivals from overseas.

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Where Freshwater Point sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.0% ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 Freshwater Point — higher than 78% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Freshwater Point40.0%
4737, QLD 31.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.0% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national rate, though it is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%.

40.0% ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.3%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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 0.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas and far below both the Queensland (13.7%) and Australian (14.5%) figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Freshwater Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31088/freshwater-point/topic/mobility-location