55.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Meridan Plains · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Meridan Plains
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Meridan Plains have moved house in the last five years. This high churn is a defining feature of the area, with 55.3% of residents arriving recently. While many move within Australia, the number of new arrivals from overseas remains relatively low.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
At 55.3%, the share of people who moved here in the last five years is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 9.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland average of 13.7%.
9.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Meridan Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315059/meridan-plains/topic/mobility-location