46.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Toowoomba North · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Toowoomba North
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over a quarter of people in Toowoomba North arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most welcoming spots for new arrivals in the region. It is a mobile community where nearly half of all residents have changed their home in the last five years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 46.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This level of movement is well above the Australian figure of 40.7% and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 26.3% of the population, which is among the highest for this type of area. This is far above the Queensland figure of 13.7% and has risen 6.9 points since 2011.
26.3% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 Toowoomba North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30086/toowoomba-north/topic/mobility-location