Nathan · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Nathan

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

A far higher proportion of people in Nathan have recently moved house or arrived from abroad than in the rest of the country. Over half of the population changed homes in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the region.

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📍 Nathan, Suburb / Locality

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

51.6% ▼ -14.4%
  • 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 Nathan — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Nathan51.6%
4111, QLD 51.6%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.6% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well above the Queensland figure of 44.8% and far above the national average.

51.6% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 60.3%
  • 2016: 54.7%
  • 2021: 51.6%

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 26.2% of the population, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian averages by 12 percentage points.

26.2% ▼ -42.5%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45.5%
  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 26.2%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/mobility-location