Mooloolah · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Mooloolah

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

A sharp 25 percentage point drop in recent overseas arrivals marks the biggest shift for Mooloolah. While the area sees more people moving house than most similar places, it remains well below the state and national averages for both migration and new international arrivals.

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📍 Mooloolah, Urban Centre

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

39.5% ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 Mooloolah — higher than 71% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mooloolah39.5%
4553, QLD 60.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.5% of people moved in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011 and sits a little below the Australian average of 40.7%.

39.5% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.7%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 39.5%

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 8.4% of the population, a figure that is much lower than the Queensland average of 13.7%.

8.4% ▼ -74.7%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 8.4%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Mooloolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315066/mooloolah/topic/mobility-location