Maleny · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Maleny

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

Forty-two per cent of residents in Maleny have moved house in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, showing a place where people frequently change their homes. While more people have arrived from overseas recently, the area still sees fewer new international arrivals than the state or national figures.

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📍 Maleny, Urban Centre

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

42.0% ▼ -15.2%
  • 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 Maleny — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Maleny42.0%
4552, QLD 36.8%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Since 2011, the proportion of people moving in the last five years has fallen by 7.6 points to 42.0%. This figure is a little above the national average and a little below the Queensland figure.

42.0% ▼ -15.2%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 49.6%
  • 2016: 39.4%
  • 2021: 42.0%

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 8.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia, though the percentage has risen 4.5 points since 2011.

8.5% ▲ +111.0%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315057/maleny/topic/mobility-location