40.9% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in West Mackay
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five people in West Mackay have arrived from overseas recently, making it a diverse hub of new arrivals. This influx of new residents contributes to a high turnover of people moving in and out of the area.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.9% of residents moved house in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 19.2% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 14.5% and the state figure of 13.7%, and is much higher than most similar areas.
19.2% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33038/west-mackay/topic/mobility-location