Middlemount · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Middlemount

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

A shifting population pattern defines Middlemount, where the share of people born overseas has more than doubled since 2011. While many residents have arrived from abroad, fewer people are moving into the area from elsewhere compared to a decade ago.

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📍 Middlemount, Urban Centre

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

39.1% ▼ -28.1%
  • 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 Middlemount — higher than 69% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Middlemount39.1%
4746, QLD 38.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.1% of people moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the national figure of 40.7%, and the proportion of movers has fallen by 15 points since 2011.

39.1% ▼ -28.1%

Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 54.4%
  • 2016: 46.8%
  • 2021: 39.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 26.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 12.4% of residents had arrived from overseas recently.

26.4% ▲ +112.3%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 26.4%

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 Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315061/middlemount/topic/mobility-location