Mooloolaba · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Mooloolaba

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

More than half of all residents in Mooloolaba have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover is driven by both local movement and a strong flow of people arriving from overseas, making the area much more mobile than the national average.

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

52.3% ▲ +1.9%
  • 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 Mooloolaba — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mooloolaba52.3%
4557, QLD 52.3%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

A striking 52.3% of people here moved in the last five years, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the Australian figure of 40.7% and well above Queensland's 44.8%.

52.3% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51.3%
  • 2016: 50.8%
  • 2021: 52.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are also common, with 22.2% of the population arriving from another country recently. This is well above both the national figure of 14.5% and the Queensland average of 13.7%.

22.2% ▼ -15.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 22.2%

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 Mooloolaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31895/mooloolaba/topic/mobility-location