The bar graphs compare the proportion of people born and outside living cities, towns, and rural areas in Australia in two separate years. Overall, the percentage of people born inside and outside of Australia in towns and rural areas experienced downward trends, with the exception of cities. Of particular note is cities, which was the highest throughout the period.
Focusing on the people born in Australia first, the percentage of people born in Australia stood at about 50% in 1950, after which it increased dramatically to around 60% in 2010. Meanwhile, starting at 20% in 1950, it can be seen that the figure for towns fell considerably to under 20% in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people born in Australia in rural areas was well above 20% in the initial year, after that it underwent a sharp decline to the level of towns.
By contrast, the percentage of people born outside Australia started at 60% in 1950, which was followed by a significant growth to 80% in the final year. Meanwhile, there was a insignificant decrease in towns from well below 20% in 1950 to roughly 10% in 2010. Similarly, a dramatic reduce was observed in the figure for rural areas from 40% to around 5% over 6 decades.