49.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Emerald · Urban Area
Migration & Movement in Emerald
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Emerald have moved here in the last five years. This high turnover is one of the most striking features of the area, with 49.5% of people arriving recently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is well above the national figure, sitting at 49.5%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 18.6% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the Queensland average, although it has fallen 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
18.6% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/mobility-location