Meringandan West · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Meringandan West

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

A far lower share of people have recently arrived from overseas in Meringandan West compared to the rest of the state. While 40.7% of residents moved house in the last five years, the area has seen a significant drop in mobility since 2011.

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📍 Meringandan West, Urban Centre

Where Meringandan West sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.7% ▼ -35.5%
  • 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 Meringandan West — higher than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Meringandan West40.7%
4352, QLD 38.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.7% of people moved home in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it has fallen 22 percentage points since 2011.

40.7% ▼ -35.5%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 63.1%
  • 2016: 51.9%
  • 2021: 40.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area arrived from overseas recently. This is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, and marks a drop from 2011 when 11% of residents were recent arrivals.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/mobility-location