Lizard · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Lizard

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

High turnover defines life in Lizard, where 69.2% of people have moved here in the last five years. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most transient areas in the region.

Open map →
📍 Lizard, Suburb / Locality

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

69.2%
  • 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 Lizard — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lizard69.2%
4892, QLD 23.9%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Movement is very frequent here, with the proportion of people who moved in the last five years being far above the Queensland figure of 44.8%.

69.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 69.4%
  • 2021: 69.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 66.7% of the population, a figure far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This high level of recent international arrivals helps explain why so many people have moved to the area recently.

66.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 66.7%

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).

More for Lizard

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Lizard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31669/lizard/topic/mobility-location