Wonga Beach · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Wonga Beach

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

Zero recent overseas arrivals mark a stark contrast to the rest of the country in Wonga Beach (L). While the area sees a fair amount of people moving in and out, it remains almost entirely isolated from new international migration.

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📍 Wonga Beach, Urban Centre

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

40.9% ▼ -7.6%
  • 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 Wonga Beach — higher than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Wonga Beach40.9%
4873, QLD 35.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.9% of people moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is well below the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011.

40.9% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 44.3%
  • 2016: 36.2%
  • 2021: 40.9%

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 area arrived from overseas recently, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This represents a drop from 2011, when 3.0% of residents were recent arrivals.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/mobility-location