Ipswich · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Ipswich

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

Changing neighbourhoods are common in Ipswich, where nearly half of all residents have moved house recently. This high level of movement makes the area much more dynamic than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Ipswich, State Electorate

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

46.2% ▲ +16.3%
  • 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 Ipswich — higher than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Ipswich46.2%
Greater Brisbane 46.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.2% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 6.5 points since 2011.

46.2% ▲ +16.3%

Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 39.7%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 46.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 10.5% of the population, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures, and has fallen since 2011.

10.5% ▼ -28.0%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30037/ipswich/topic/mobility-location