Mount Ommaney · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Mount Ommaney

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals has shaped the changing face of Mount Ommaney since 2011. While residents are generally less likely to move home than the state average, the share of people born overseas who arrived recently has fallen by 8.4 percentage points over the last decade.

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📍 Mount Ommaney, State Electorate

Where Mount Ommaney sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.0% ▲ +0.2%
  • 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 Mount Ommaney — lower than 51% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mount Ommaney39.0%
Greater Brisbane 46.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39% of people moved house in the last five years, which is a little below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, and is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8%.

39.0% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 38.9%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 39.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is well below both the state (13.7%) and national (14.5%) figures.

8.5% ▼ -49.4%

Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30058/mount-ommaney/topic/mobility-location