Giru · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Giru

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

More than a third of the people in Giru have arrived from overseas recently, a figure far higher than the national average. While few people have moved into the area from within Australia lately, this influx of overseas arrivals has significantly shaped the local population.

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

33.2% ▲ +12.8%
  • 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 Giru — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Giru33.2%
4809, QLD 27.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 33.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7% and far below the Queensland average.

33.2% ▲ +12.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.5%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 33.2%

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 35.3% of the population, a rate that is far above both the state and national figures.

35.3% ▲ +676.5%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 35.3%

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 Giru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31129/giru/topic/mobility-location