Picnic Bay · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Picnic Bay

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

More than a quarter of the people in Picnic Bay recently arrived from overseas, a figure that has surged since 2016. This movement makes the area much more mobile than most similar places, with many residents having changed their address in the last five years.

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📍 Picnic Bay, Urban Centre

Where Picnic Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.5% ▲ +9.8%
  • 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 Picnic Bay — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Picnic Bay43.5%
4819, QLD 43.4%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 43.5% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national average and has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.

43.5% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.6%
  • 2016: 37.8%
  • 2021: 43.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

People arriving from overseas make up 27.3% of the population, which is among the highest at this level. This is far above the national figure of 14.5% and represents a jump of 27 percentage points since 2016.

27.3%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 27.3%

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 Picnic Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322097/picnic-bay/topic/mobility-location