Wyreema · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Wyreema

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

Nearly half of the people in Wyreema have moved house in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the region. This high turnover is matched by a significant rise in people arriving from overseas, with 17.6% of the population being recent arrivals.

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📍 Wyreema, Urban Centre

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

47.5% ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Wyreema — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wyreema47.5%
4352, QLD 38.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 47.5% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.

47.5% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 47.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The proportion of recent overseas arrivals is 17.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure.

17.6% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 17.6%

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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315106/wyreema/topic/mobility-location