39.4% —
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rockhampton · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Rockhampton
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five residents in Rockhampton arrived from overseas recently, a figure well above the national average. This high level of recent international migration stands out as the city's most striking movement trend. While many people have moved into the area, this overseas influx is the primary driver of growth.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 39.4% of people moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Queensland figure of 44.8% and has fallen slightly since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.5%. This figure has dipped slightly from 21.8% in 2016.
19.4% —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311004/rockhampton/topic/mobility-location