45.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Townsville · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Townsville
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 45% of people in Townsville moved house in the last five years, a figure well above the national average. This high level of movement shows Townsville is a dynamic place where many residents are new arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 45% of the population moved home in the last five years. This is much higher than most areas and is well above the Australian figure of 40.7%, though it has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. However, this proportion has fallen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
15.6% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/mobility-location