Newmarket · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Newmarket

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

More people have moved into Newmarket over the last decade than in previous periods, with 51.5% of residents arriving in the past five years. This makes it a highly transient area where a quarter of the population has arrived from overseas recently.

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📍 Newmarket, Suburb / Locality

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

51.5% ▲ +3.0%
  • 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 Newmarket — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Newmarket51.5%
4051, QLD 49.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Over half of the people living in Newmarket moved here in the last five years. This figure is well above the Queensland average of 44.8% and far above the national figure of 40.7%.

51.5% ▲ +3.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 50.0%
  • 2016: 51.5%
  • 2021: 51.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 24.6% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above both the Queensland rate of 13.7% and the Australian rate of 14.5%.

24.6% ▼ -23.1%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.1%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 24.6%

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 Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32135/newmarket/topic/mobility-location