Purga · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Purga

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

Zero recent arrivals from overseas is the most striking figure for Purga. This is a very stable area where residents tend to stay put, with far fewer people moving house than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Purga, Suburb / Locality

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

26.9% ▲ +8.4%
  • 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 Purga — lower than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Purga26.9%
4306, QLD 45.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 26.9% of people moved house in the last five years. This is far below the Queensland figure of 44.8% and the national figure of 40.7%.

26.9% ▲ +8.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 26.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

There were no recent arrivals from overseas in this area. This is much lower than both the Queensland and Australian figures, which both sit around 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 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 Purga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32374/purga/topic/mobility-location