46.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Brisbane · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Brisbane
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Brisbane have moved house in the last five years, a rate well above the national figure. This makes the city one of the most mobile areas in the country, reflecting a population that frequently changes address.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 46.8% of people moved into the area recently, which is a little above the Queensland figure and well above the Australian average. This trend has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 14.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national totals, though it has fallen significantly from 24.3% in 2011.
14.4% ▼ -40.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL301001/brisbane/topic/mobility-location