Yorke Island · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Yorke Island

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

Only 21.1% of people on Yorke Island moved house in the last five years. This is a very low figure compared to the rest of the country, suggesting a highly stable population where few residents relocate.

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📍 Yorke Island, Urban Centre

Where Yorke Island sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

21.1% ▼ -21.3%
  • 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 Yorke Island — lower than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Yorke Island21.1%
4875, QLD 27.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people moving home is far below the figures for Queensland (44.8%) and Australia (40.7%). This rate has also fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011, making Yorke Island one of the least mobile areas at this level.

21.1% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 21.1%

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 Yorke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322139/yorke-island/topic/mobility-location