Walkerston · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Walkerston

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

More people have stayed put in Walkerston over the last decade compared to other areas. The community is relatively stable, with only 33% of residents moving house in the last five years.

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📍 Walkerston, Suburb / Locality

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

33.0% ▼ -27.0%
  • 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 Walkerston — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Walkerston33.0%
4751, QLD 31.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 33% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far below the Queensland figure of 44.8% and well below the national rate of 40.7%.

33.0% ▼ -27.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45.2%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 5.4% of the population, a figure that is well below both the Queensland rate of 13.7% and the Australian average of 14.5%.

5.4% ▼ -75.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32959/walkerston/topic/mobility-location