Queensland has attracted more than 100,000 interstate migrants over the past 12 months, making it by far the most favoured destination for border hoppers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, released today, show 104,491 people moved to Queensland from interstate in the year to September 2024.
Balanced against the 76,290 people who moved from Queensland to other states, the figure represented a net gain of 28,201 people.
This was by far the biggest net increase of any state.
Of the other states, only Western Australia (8974) and Victoria (882) recorded net interstate migration gains over the 12 months.
NSW had a net loss of 29,505 people over the period, South Australia was down by 1554 people and Tasmania 1965.
When natural population increase and overseas migration was included, Queensland’s population grew by two percent over the year.
Only Victoria (2.1 percent) and Western Australia (2.5 percent) recorded larger percentage increases.
The ABS figures revealed that Australia’s population grew by 1.8 percent in the 12 months to September 2024.
This brought the total population to 27.3 million people, 484,000 more than the same time in 2023.
There were 617,900 people arriving from overseas and 238,100 departures
This meant that 379,800 people were added to our population from overseas migration for the year, continuing a downward trend in recent quarters.
The full report is on the ABS website.
