Jensen · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Jensen

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

A huge 42% of people in Jensen have changed homes in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most similar places, even though very few of its new residents have come from overseas.

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📍 Jensen, Suburb / Locality

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

42.0% ▲ +37.0%
  • 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 Jensen — higher than 82% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Jensen42.0%
4818, QLD 48.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Forty-two per cent of residents moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average, but a little below the Queensland rate of 44.8%.

42.0% ▲ +37.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.7%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 42.0%

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 only 2.8% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits far below both the state and national figures.

2.8% ▼ -68.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Jensen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31437/jensen/topic/mobility-location