Cambooya · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Cambooya

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

More than half of the people in Cambooya have changed their address in the last five years. This high level of movement makes the area feel more transitional than most of the country, even though the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped sharply.

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📍 Cambooya, Urban Centre

Where Cambooya sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.1% ▼ -16.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cambooya — higher than 95% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cambooya51.1%
4358, QLD 40.9%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 51.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen by 9.8 percentage points since 2011.

51.1% ▼ -16.1%

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 60.9%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 51.1%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 5.5% of people are recent arrivals from overseas, a figure well below both the Queensland (13.7%) and national (14.5%) averages. This represents a steep decline from 2011, when 27.4% of the population had recently arrived from abroad.

5.5% ▼ -80.1%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315013/cambooya/topic/mobility-location