45.9% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Pacific Paradise · Suburb / Locality
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 46% of people in Pacific Paradise have moved house since 2016, reflecting a population that has changed more than most other areas. This high level of mobility is the main story for the suburb, where residents are far more likely to be new arrivals than the typical Australian.
People who moved in the last five years.
Almost 45.9% of residents moved here in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 40.7%.
45.9% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 7.2% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is well below both the Queensland figure and the national average.
7.2% ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Pacific Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32247/pacific-paradise/topic/mobility-location