Alva Beach · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Alva Beach

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

Fewer people have moved to Alva Beach in recent years, with the share of residents who changed homes in the last five years falling 16 points since 2011. This has left the area much more stable than most other places, though it now has a very high proportion of people who arrived from overseas.

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📍 Alva Beach, Urban Centre

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

27.6% ▼ -36.9%
  • 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 Alva Beach — lower than 81% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Alva Beach27.6%
4807, QLD 29.8%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 27.6% of residents moved house in the last five years, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 44.8% and much lower than most similar areas.

27.6% ▼ -36.9%

Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 43.8%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 27.6%

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

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 Alva Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322003/alva-beach/topic/mobility-location