51.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Maroochydore · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Maroochydore
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people living in Maroochydore moved here in the last five years, a trend that has remained steady since 2011. This makes it a highly mobile area compared to the rest of the country, though the share of recent overseas arrivals has fallen over the last decade.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 51.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Queensland figure of 44.8% and far above the national average of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above both the state and national figures, though the proportion fell by 5.0 points since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Maroochydore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30050/maroochydore/topic/mobility-location