The given chart offers a glimpse of the percentage of the population residing in cities, towns, and rural regions, broken down by country birth over two periods: 1995 and 2010.
Overall, the percentage of people living in urban areas on both sides of Australia is always highest because urban life is more convenient and easy to find a job. Meanwhile, the people who live in town and rural areas have a tendency to move to cities to live and work.
In the 1995 chart bar, the percentage of people born on both sides living in cities is always the top peak, at 50% and 60% units respectively. Meanwhile, the population living in rural areas is a little lower than in cities, about 35% and 40%. The lowest point in the chart is people who live in town 20% and 10%. Therefore, we could see the living styles between people born in both sides of Australia are similar in 1995.
However, the rapid changes happened in 2010. The bar chart/figure shows the highest proportion still in urban areas, but the percentage in rural areas has decreased significantly. The number of people born in Australia who live in remote areas is equal to those who live in town, and fewer people live in towns than those born outside. So, the living styles might be changed and people prefer to live in big cities.
