Meldale · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Meldale

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

Few people have changed their address in Meldale recently, with the area seeing very little movement since 2011. The community is remarkably stable, and almost no one has moved into the area from overseas in recent years.

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

28.8% ▼ -22.6%
  • 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 Meldale — lower than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Meldale28.8%
4510, QLD 48.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 28.8% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is far below the figures for Queensland (44.8%) and Australia (40.7%), placing the area around the middle for its level.

28.8% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.2%
  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 28.8%

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 the national figure of 14.5%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Meldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31800/meldale/topic/mobility-location