The bar chart shows a number of changes in the proportion of Australian residents that were born inside and outside of that country living in three different places: urban, rural, and town, in 1995 and 2010.
Overall, people born outside and inside of Australia lived in mostly cities, and the proportion of that grew moderately, while the least share of people lived in towns and experienced negligible declines along with that of rural areas.
The proportion of the population that lives in cities grew moderately. The rates for people who were born in and outside Australia and lived in cities constituted about 50% and 60%, respectively, in 1995, but after 15 years, the proportions of both types of residents witnessed slight growth and reached around 65% and 80%, respectively.
The proportion of people who live in towns and rural areas declined significantly. In 1995, the index of people who were born in and outside Australia that live in towns made up 20% and approximately 12%, while the proportion of people that live in rural areas accounted for about 30% and 40%, respectively. However, the proportion of people that live in both areas decreased, and in 2010, the proportion of people born in Australia that live in those areas declined to about 10%, while the shares of people born outside Australia constituted about 7% and 5%, respectively.