Band 6+: The chart below shows the percentage of people born in and outside of Australia living in cities, towns, and rural areas in 1950 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features of the graph and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar charts illustrate the proportion of Australian natives and foreigners residing in urban, rural and town over a 15-year period starting from 1995.

Overall, the percentages of Australian residents in town and rural areas decreased, while the opposite was true for the figure for cities. Additionally, the most prevalent place of living in Australia belonged to cities.

In terms of people being given birth to in Australia, 50% dwelled in cities in 1995, in comparison with around 65% over the following 15 years. By contrast, in 1995, the proportion of Australian-born inhabitants in towns and rural areas were approximately 20% and 30% , respectively, before remarkably declining to roughly 18% for each figure in 2010.

Regarding Australian people born overseas, the percentage of those living in cities remained highest in both years, with 60% in 1995 and 80% in 2010%, which was dramatically higher than the figures for town dwellers, at 10% and under each year. Meanwhile, there was a substantial drop of about 35% in the proportion of people born outside Australia from 1995 to 2010.