Woolmar · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Woolmar

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

Nearly half of the people in Woolmar have changed their address in the last five years. This high level of movement is driven by a massive influx of new residents from abroad, with 38.6% arriving from overseas recently.

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📍 Woolmar, Suburb / Locality

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

48.3%
  • 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 Woolmar — higher than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Woolmar48.3%
4515, QLD 38.7%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Almost 48.3% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national average of 40.7% and among the highest for similar areas.

48.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51.0%
  • 2021: 48.3%

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 38.6% of the population, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia.

38.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.7%
  • 2021: 38.6%

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 Woolmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33145/woolmar/topic/mobility-location