Jacobs Well · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Jacobs Well

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

Far more people have moved into Jacobs Well recently than in most similar areas. Over half the population changed homes in the last five years, showing a community in a period of significant transition.

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📍 Jacobs Well, Urban Centre

Where Jacobs Well sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

58.6% ▲ +14.9%
  • 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 Jacobs Well — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Jacobs Well58.6%
4208, QLD 51.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Nearly 59% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far above the 40.7% national average. This trend has grown since 2011, when 51% of the area had moved recently.

58.6% ▲ +14.9%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 51.0%
  • 2016: 44.8%
  • 2021: 58.6%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 7.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion fell from 11.1% in 2011.

7.5% ▼ -32.6%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 44.5%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315045/jacobs-well/topic/mobility-location