Wongaling Beach · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Wongaling Beach

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

Nearly 45% of people in Wongaling Beach have changed their home in the last five years. This high level of movement is much higher than most other areas, creating a shifting population that is quite different from the national trend.

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📍 Wongaling Beach, Urban Centre

Where Wongaling Beach sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

44.5% ▼ -5.7%
  • 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 Wongaling Beach — higher than 87% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wongaling Beach44.5%
4852, QLD 44.3%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 44.5% of residents moved here within the last five years, a figure that is well above the Australian average. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

44.5% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 47.1%
  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 44.5%

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 14.5% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This proportion is about the same as for Queensland and Australia, but it has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

14.5% ▼ -22.5%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 14.5%

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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/mobility-location