Springwood · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Springwood

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

Far fewer people have moved here from overseas than in other parts of the state, making Springwood a place where international arrivals are less common. While 41.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, the area sees much lower overseas arrival rates than the Queensland and national figures.

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

41.2% ▲ +0.3%
  • 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 Springwood — higher than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Springwood41.2%
4127, QLD 40.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.2% of people moved into the area in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average but sits well below the Queensland rate.

41.2% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.1%
  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 41.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 7.8% of the population arrived from overseas recently. This is well below both the Queensland figure of 13.7% and the national average of 14.5%.

7.8% ▼ -56.7%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32635/springwood/topic/mobility-location