Toolakea · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Toolakea

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

Over 40% of Toolakea residents have changed their home in the last five years. This reflects a highly mobile population where people move in and out far more often than in most similar areas. The area also sees a significant number of people arriving from overseas.

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

40.4% ▼ -0.7%
  • 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 Toolakea — higher than 79% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Toolakea40.4%
4818, QLD 48.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.4% of people moved house recently, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Queensland rate of 44.8%.

40.4% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.7%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 40.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 13.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the rates for both Queensland and Australia.

13.6% ▼ -47.0%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32846/toolakea/topic/mobility-location