Band 6+: The bar chart below describes some changes about the percentage of people were born in Australia and who were born outside Australia living in urban, rural and town between 1995 and 2010.

The bar chart gives information about the percentage of Australian indigenous people, and people who were born outside there, living in urban and rural areas from 1995 to 2010.

Overall, it can be observed that people were mostly keen on living in cities compared to rural areas. However, over ten years, people who lived in the countryside moved to towns.

In 1995, around 45% of urban areas consisted of Australian local people, which was almost 15% fewer than the population of people who were born outside of Australia. 20% of Australian people lived in towns, which was twofold of the foreign people’s population. Meanwhile, foreigners were accommodated in rural areas with a proportion of around 40%, which was almost 10% higher than that local people’s percentage.

In 2010, the trend toward urbanisation became more pronounced. the population of local people in cities increased to approximately 65%. However, foreigners dominated in living in those areas, with a proportion of 80%. Local people’s population in towns and the country notably declined to under 20%. While the population of foreigners in those places decreased to around 10% and 5%, respectively.