The bar chart illustrates the proportion of Australian and non-Australian people dwelling in cities, towns and countryside in 1950 and in 2010.
Overall, the percentages of those who lived in cities rised significantly in 2010, while other figures for towns and rural areas dropped sharply, compared to the 1950’s level. Along with that, that for the population in the countryside experienced the sharpest drop among three categories.
In 1950, the percentage of people living in the rural areas in Australia was higher than the figure for those staying in the same type of area somewhere else, with around 40 and 25 percent, respectively. However, the latter was lower than the former, when the population rate in towns is considered.
In contrast to 1950, the figures of city dwellers, both in Australia and other countries, increased, reaching the peakes of approximately 65 and 80 percent in 2010. Although they rised, the fraction of people in towns and countryside decreased to under 20% and even lower levels in the same year.
