Badu Island · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Badu Island

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

Very few people have moved into or out of Badu Island recently, making it one of the most stable areas in the region. Only 14% of residents changed their home in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Badu Island, Urban Centre

Where Badu Island sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

14.0% ▼ -71.9%
  • 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 Badu Island — lower than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Badu Island14.0%
4875, QLD 27.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Just 14% of people moved house in the last five years, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 44.8%. This represents a sharp drop from 2011, when nearly half the population had moved.

14.0% ▼ -71.9%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 49.8%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the community arrived from overseas recently. This 0% rate is far below the national figure of 14.5% and has fallen since 2011.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Badu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321006/badu-island/topic/mobility-location