Helensvale · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Helensvale

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

Nearly half of all residents in Helensvale have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes the area much more mobile than most similar places, though the number of recent overseas arrivals remains relatively low.

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

45.1% ▲ +0.4%
  • 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 Helensvale — higher than 87% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Helensvale45.1%
4212, QLD 51.3%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 45.1% of people have moved home in the last five years, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 40.7%.

45.1% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.9%
  • 2016: 44.0%
  • 2021: 45.1%

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 8.7% of the population, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

8.7% ▼ -53.7%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 8.7%

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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31315/helensvale/topic/mobility-location