50.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Blackwater · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Blackwater
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Half of all residents in Blackwater have moved house in the last five years. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure, though the trend has fallen since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 50% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the 40.7% national figure. This rate is much higher than most similar areas, despite falling 11 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 10.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is well below the Queensland figure of 13.7%, and the proportion has fallen 11 points since 2011.
10.2% ▼ -51.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Blackwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315008/blackwater/topic/mobility-location