The bar charts provide information about how many people born in and outside Australia were living in cities, towns, and rural areas from 1950 to 2010.
Overall, there was an upward trend in the number of citizens living in the cities, whereas the opposite was true for towns and rural areas in both groups. It is also clear that living in the cities was by far the most common in 1950 and 2010.
In terms of inhabitants born in Australia, half of the people chose to live in the urban areas before increasing noticeably to over 60% at the end of the surveyed period. In contrast, the figure for residents living in rural areas and towns experienced a downward trend. Although in 1950, the former stood at around 30%, three-times more than the latter, both figures fell to just under 20%, sharing a similar point after 60 years.
Regarding the number of people born outside Australia, dwellers comprised the largest figure, at 60%, quadruple that of people living in towns and 20% higher than that of inhabitants in the countryside. After six decades, nearly 20% of people moved to metropolises, while the figure for citizens living in towns and rural areas decreased considerably to 10% and roughly 5%, respectively.