The bar charts illustrate how many people were born in Australia and other nations residing in cities, towns, and rural areas in the years 1950 and 2010.
Overall, there were declines in the percentages of dwellers for all residential options, except for those living in cities, which saw rises. In addition, while cities were the most chosen area of living, the figures for residents in rural areas were overtaken by their town counterparts.
Looking first at the most mainstream dwelling option, around 50% of people who were born in Australia resided in cities in 1950, which was double that of townspeople, after which it witnessed a moderate rise to approximately 65% in 2010. For newborns outside of this region, the data started the period at exactly 60%, and then there was significant growth of 20% to a high of 80% by 2010.
Moving on to inhabitants in less popular choices, at the start of the period, only 20% of those born in Australia lived in towns, before experiencing a negligible drop to shy of 15% in 2010. Their counterparts in other nations were at 10% in 2010, after witnessing a slight decrease. Meanwhile, the figure for residents originating in Australia in rural areas fell substantially, ending the period at 18%, which was half of its original data. Similar changes, but to a greater extent, can be seen in the figure for rural dwellers outside of Australia, which dropped from 40% to around 8% over the period.