New Mapoon · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in New Mapoon

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

Movement into New Mapoon (L) has fallen sharply since 2011, with only 10.4% of people moving here in the last five years. This low rate of change makes it one of the most stable residential areas in the region, with very few new arrivals from within Australia or overseas.

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📍 New Mapoon, Urban Centre

Where New Mapoon sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

10.4% ▼ -68.7%
  • 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 New Mapoon — lower than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
New Mapoon10.4%
4876, QLD 20.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Only 10.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far below the national average of 40.7%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 33.3% of the population had moved recently.

10.4% ▼ -68.7%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 10.4%

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 New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322092/new-mapoon/topic/mobility-location