Migration in Balneário Gaivota/SC (2017–2022)

Balneário Gaivota/SC had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 14,730 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 4,885 in-migrants and lost 570 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +4,320 people (293.23 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.792. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 10 arrived with an unreported origin and 50 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Balneário Gaivota/SC, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	4,885	4,443 to 5,327	good
Out-migrants	570	395 to 745	use with caution
Net migration	+4,320	3,844 to 4,796	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	293.23	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.792	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: >=500 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 50-99 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Balneário Gaivota/SC
Origin	People	Precision
Sombrio/SC · view pair in the atlas	740	good
Porto Alegre/RS · view pair in the atlas	430	use with caution
Caxias do Sul/RS · view pair in the atlas	400	use with caution
Gravataí/RS · view pair in the atlas	300	use with caution
Cachoeirinha/RS · view pair in the atlas	160	use with caution
Canoas/RS · view pair in the atlas	140	use with caution
Criciúma/SC · view pair in the atlas	110	use with caution
Sapucaia do Sul/RS · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision
Passo Fundo/RS · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision
Florianópolis/SC · view pair in the atlas	105	use with caution

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Balneário Gaivota/SC
Destination	People	Precision
Sombrio/SC · view pair in the atlas	75	low precision
Araranguá/SC · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Turvo/SC · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	2,930	59.9%	>=500
First move from municipality of birth	1,890	38.7%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	45	0.9%	5-19
Born abroad, internal migrant	25	0.5%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,240	36.0%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	960	27.9%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	645	18.8%	100-499
Completed higher education	595	17.3%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,470	30.1%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,465	30.0%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,185	24.2%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	530	10.8%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	235	4.8%	20-49
Other / suppressed	5	0.1%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	735	15.0%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	680	13.9%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	570	11.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	535	11.0%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	470	9.6%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	440	9.0%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	405	8.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	355	7.3%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	350	7.2%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	345	7.1%	50-99

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	440	77.9%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	75	13.3%	5-19
First move from municipality of birth	40	7.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	1.8%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	145	34.5%	20-49
Completed higher education	105	25.0%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	100	23.8%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	70	16.7%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
More than 2 minimum wages	250	44.2%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	165	29.2%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	110	19.5%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	30	5.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	1.8%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	145	25.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	80	14.2%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	70	12.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	55	9.7%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	50	8.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	50	8.8%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	40	7.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	5.3%	<5
Ages 5–14, female	25	4.4%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	20	3.5%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,220	44.3%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,890	26.0%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	1,350	18.6%	100-499
Completed higher education	805	11.1%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	3,900	36.4%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	3,495	32.6%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	1,720	16.1%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,165	10.9%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	435	4.1%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	1,500	15.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	1,360	13.9%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	1,305	13.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	1,235	12.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	945	9.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	925	9.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	695	7.1%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	660	6.7%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	620	6.3%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	535	5.5%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Balneário Gaivota/SC
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	6,815
Commute out to work in another municipality	1,620
Commute in from another municipality to work here	570
Net commuting	−1,050
Out-commuting rate (%)	23.81
Commuting attraction index	0.780
Median commuting time	20 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana Carbonífera → see the metropolitan region page

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Methodological note

Estimates from the sample microdata of the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE, controlled access), fixed-date migration question (residence on July 31, 2017 compared with residence on July 31, 2022). Every estimate is rounded to multiples of 5 and has passed statistical disclosure control (no cell with fewer than 5 people or 3 sampled households). See the full methodology and the glossary.

How to cite this page

Daniel Pessini Sobreira. Atlas da migração interna no Brasil [Atlas of internal migration in Brazil]: Balneário Gaivota/SC. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/balneario-gaivota-sc-4202073/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.