Mossman · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Mossman

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

Fewer people are moving into and out of Mossman compared to other parts of the country. The community has become more stable over the last decade, with only 34.5% of residents moving house in the last five years.

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📍 Mossman, Urban Centre

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

34.5% ▼ -23.9%
  • 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 Mossman — lower than 52% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Mossman34.5%
4873, QLD 35.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Moving is less common here than in the rest of the state, and the share of people who moved in the last five years fell by 11 points since 2011.

34.5% ▼ -23.9%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 45.3%
  • 2016: 39.8%
  • 2021: 34.5%

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 5.7% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

5.7% ▲ +3.1%

Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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 Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315068/mossman/topic/mobility-location