Robertson · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Robertson

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

Nearly a quarter of residents in Robertson arrived from overseas recently, marking this as an area with very high international migration. This openness to new arrivals is mirrored in the same high proportion of people who have moved home within the last five years.

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

44.3% ▲ +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 Robertson — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Robertson44.3%
4109, QLD 44.9%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 44.3% of people here changed homes in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 40.7%.

44.3% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.4%
  • 2016: 49.8%
  • 2021: 44.3%

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 23.0% of the population, which is among the highest for this level. This is well above both the Queensland figure of 13.7% and the national figure of 14.5%.

23.0% ▼ -34.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 23.0%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32444/robertson/topic/mobility-location