Overseas arrivals by local government area (reformed) and statistical division, Queensland, one year and five years before census night, 2006
| Statistical Division | Local government area | Address of usual residence overseas | Population aged | Proportion overseas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One year before census night | Five years before census night | One year and over | Five years and over | One year before census night | Five years before census night | ||
| — number — | — % — | ||||||
| Brisbane | Brisbane (C) | 22,991 | 64,339 | 943,443 | 896,640 | 2.4 | 7.2 |
| Ipswich (C) | 1,108 | 3,347 | 136,591 | 128,004 | 0.8 | 2.6 | |
| Logan (C) | 3,044 | 9,441 | 247,103 | 232,000 | 1.2 | 4.1 | |
| Moreton Bay (R) | 3,236 | 9,568 | 320,226 | 302,001 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
| Redland (C) | 1,605 | 5,278 | 126,121 | 119,749 | 1.3 | 4.4 | |
| Total | 31,984 | 91,973 | 1,773,484 | 1,678,394 | 1.8 | 5.5 | |
| Gold Coast | Gold Coast (C) | 9,475 | 26,363 | 428,654 | 408,730 | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| Total | 9,475 | 26,363 | 428,654 | 408,730 | 2.2 | 6.4 | |
| Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast (R) | 3,657 | 11,227 | 273,064 | 260,370 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Total | 3,657 | 11,227 | 273,064 | 260,370 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| West Moreton | Lockyer Valley (R) | 228 | 525 | 29,750 | 28,184 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 165 | 620 | 32,482 | 30,896 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Somerset (R) | 90 | 233 | 18,381 | 17,484 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| Total | 483 | 1,378 | 80,613 | 76,564 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Wide Bay-Burnett | Bundaberg (R) | 559 | 1,319 | 82,023 | 78,094 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Cherbourg (S) | 3 | 6 | 1,099 | 976 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Fraser Coast (R) | 434 | 1,452 | 83,708 | 79,907 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
| Gympie (R) | 195 | 551 | 41,093 | 38,981 | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
| North Burnett (R) | 52 | 91 | 10,025 | 9,521 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| South Burnett (R) | 79 | 218 | 28,672 | 27,103 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 1,322 | 3,637 | 246,620 | 234,582 | 0.5 | 1.6 | |
| Darling Downs | Dalby (R) | 128 | 248 | 27,927 | 26,225 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Goondiwindi (R) | 58 | 126 | 9,950 | 9,263 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Southern Downs (R) | 141 | 314 | 31,240 | 29,601 | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| Toowoomba (R) | 1,339 | 3,607 | 140,248 | 132,525 | 1.0 | 2.7 | |
| Total | 1,666 | 4,295 | 209,365 | 197,614 | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
| South West | Balonne (S) | 18 | 45 | 4,526 | 4,203 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Bulloo (S) | 0 | 0 | 366 | 346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Murweh (S) | 44 | 63 | 4,505 | 4,234 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Paroo (S) | 6 | 15 | 1,896 | 1,780 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Quilpie (S) | 0 | 0 | 962 | 912 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Roma (R) | 41 | 97 | 12,095 | 11,347 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 109 | 220 | 24,350 | 22,822 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Fitzroy | Banana (S) | 130 | 249 | 14,444 | 13,509 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Central Highlands (R) | 249 | 597 | 25,954 | 24,152 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
| Gladstone (R) | 425 | 992 | 50,031 | 46,994 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |
| Rockhampton (R) | 701 | 1,672 | 99,834 | 94,715 | 0.7 | 1.8 | |
| Woorabinda (S) | 0 | 5 | 828 | 735 | 0.0 | 0.7 | |
| Total | 1,505 | 3,515 | 191,091 | 180,105 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| Central West | Barcaldine (R) | 9 | 30 | 3,210 | 3,004 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Barcoo (S) | 5 | 0 | 359 | 342 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Blackall-Tambo (R) | 3 | 10 | 1,986 | 1,881 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| Boulia (S) | 0 | 3 | 415 | 391 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| Diamantina (S) | 0 | 0 | 280 | 257 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Longreach (R) | 30 | 50 | 4,000 | 3,753 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Winton (S) | 10 | 12 | 1,351 | 1,268 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 57 | 105 | 11,601 | 10,896 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Mackay | Isaac (R) | 188 | 443 | 19,448 | 17,934 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Mackay (R) | 987 | 2,100 | 99,646 | 94,102 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
| Whitsunday (R) | 404 | 918 | 29,004 | 27,683 | 1.4 | 3.3 | |
| Total | 1,579 | 3,461 | 148,098 | 139,719 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
| Northern | Burdekin (S) | 67 | 142 | 16,801 | 15,871 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Charters Towers (R) | 49 | 128 | 11,328 | 10,682 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Hinchinbrook (S) | 20 | 74 | 11,456 | 10,953 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| Palm Island (S) | 0 | 3 | 1,934 | 1,744 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Townsville (C) | 1,635 | 4,058 | 152,374 | 143,819 | 1.1 | 2.8 | |
| Total | 1,771 | 4,405 | 193,893 | 183,069 | 0.9 | 2.4 | |
| Far North | Aurukun (S) | 3 | 3 | 1,025 | 914 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Cairns (R) | 2,114 | 5,764 | 135,511 | 127,761 | 1.6 | 4.5 | |
| Cassowary Coast (R) | 153 | 394 | 27,448 | 26,108 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |
| Cook (S) | 19 | 53 | 3,416 | 3,225 | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
| Croydon (S) | 0 | 0 | 250 | 228 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Etheridge (S) | 0 | 12 | 841 | 791 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
| Hope Vale (S) | 3 | 3 | 763 | 699 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Kowanyama (S) | 0 | 4 | 997 | 914 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Lockhart River (S) | 0 | 0 | 535 | 474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mapoon (S) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 208 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Napranum (S) | 0 | 7 | 816 | 732 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Northern Peninsula Area (R) | 0 | 11 | 1,924 | 1,697 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
| Pormpuraaw (S) | 0 | 0 | 591 | 529 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tablelands (R) | 227 | 612 | 40,382 | 38,375 | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
| Torres (S) | 7 | 12 | 4,259 | 3,751 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Torres Strait Island (R) | 15 | 31 | 3,166 | 2,869 | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| Weipa (T) | 30 | 58 | 2,786 | 2,563 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| Wujal Wujal (S) | 0 | 0 | 323 | 296 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Yarrabah (S) | 0 | 0 | 2,295 | 2,026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 2,571 | 6,964 | 227,559 | 214,160 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| North West | Burke (S) | 4 | 8 | 496 | 472 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Carpentaria (S) | 5 | 21 | 1,905 | 1,779 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Cloncurry (S) | 29 | 58 | 3,084 | 2,843 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| Doomadgee (S) | 0 | 0 | 1,042 | 921 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Flinders (S) | 4 | 25 | 1,757 | 1,650 | 0.2 | 1.5 | |
| McKinlay (S) | 6 | 8 | 878 | 829 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
| Mornington (S) | 8 | 11 | 1,104 | 987 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| Mount Isa (C) | 260 | 578 | 19,310 | 17,828 | 1.3 | 3.2 | |
| Richmond (S) | 4 | 11 | 888 | 829 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| Total | 320 | 720 | 30,464 | 28,138 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Queensland | 56,499 | 158,263 | 3,838,856 | 3,635,163 | 1.5 | 4.4 | |
| S = Shire C = City T = Town R = Regional Council |
| Note: Regions are based on ASGC 2008. Data have been generated using population-based concordances at the statistical local area level. |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing Basic Community Profile (BCP) - Usual Residence - Second Release, 2006 |
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