Toolakea · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Toolakea

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

A sharp rise in mobility defines Toolakea, where 40.4% of people have moved house in the last five years. This shift is a major change for the area, as the proportion of recent movers has climbed by 30 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Toolakea, Urban Centre

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

40.4% ▲ +295.5%
  • 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 Toolakea — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Toolakea40.4%
4818, QLD 48.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.4% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well below the Queensland average.

40.4% ▲ +295.5%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 40.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 13.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322123/toolakea/topic/mobility-location