Surat · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Surat

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

Far fewer people have moved to Surat recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.4% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the national figure. This suggests the area is seeing much less turnover in its population than other parts of Queensland.

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📍 Surat, Urban Centre

Where Surat sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.4% ▼ -22.4%
  • 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 Surat — lower than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Surat33.4%
4417, QLD 32.2%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is 33.4%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 44.8%. This figure has also fallen by 9.7 points since 2011.

33.4% ▼ -22.4%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 43.1%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 33.4%

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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/mobility-location