Theodore · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Theodore

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

A sharp drop in overseas arrivals since 2011 is the biggest shift for Theodore. While nearly half of the residents have moved here in the last five years, very few of these people are coming from abroad.

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📍 Theodore, State Electorate

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

47.6% ▲ +1.6%
  • 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 Theodore — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Theodore47.6%
Rest of Qld 43.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Nearly half of residents (47.6%) moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the national rate of 40.7% and has barely changed since 2011.

47.6% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 46.8%
  • 2016: 46.5%
  • 2021: 47.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 8.0% of people arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.5%. This represents a significant fall from 2011, when 27.4% of the population were recent arrivals.

8.0% ▼ -70.9%

Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30083/theodore/topic/mobility-location