Gaven · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Gaven

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

Roughly 40.2% of people in Gaven have changed their address in the last five years. This makes the area about the same as the national average, though it is notably less mobile than the rest of Queensland.

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📍 Gaven, State Electorate

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

40.2% ▼ -4.9%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gaven — higher than 56% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Gaven40.2%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 42.2% of the population had moved.

40.2% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 42.2%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 40.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 7.8% of people here arrived from overseas recently, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This represents a sharp fall from 2011, when the proportion of recent arrivals was 14.9%.

7.8% ▼ -47.7%

Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30027/gaven/topic/mobility-location