Welcome Creek · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Welcome Creek

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

Zero people arrived from overseas in the five years before 2021 in Welcome Creek. This lack of new arrivals from abroad is a standout feature for the area, which also sees far fewer people moving in generally than the state average.

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📍 Welcome Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Welcome Creek sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.0% ▼ -16.6%
  • 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 Welcome Creek — higher than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Welcome Creek32.0%
4670, QLD 40.7%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 32% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is around the middle for similar areas, but well below the national figure of 40.7% and far below Queensland's 44.8%.

32.0% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.4%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 32.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in Welcome Creek arrived from overseas recently. This figure is lower than most areas and sits far below both the Queensland and Australian averages of around 14%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 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 Welcome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33023/welcome-creek/topic/mobility-location