This bar chart compares the percentage of people who were born in or outside Australia living in urban, rural and town areas between 1995 and 2010.
In 1995, those who were born in Australia prefer to remain in cities, with half of them choosing to reside in cities. More than 30% of them chose to live in the countryside, while only 20% of them spend their lives in towns. Meanwhile, for those who are born outside Australia, the majority of them live in cities, with a whopping 60%. Four out of ten people chose to settle down in rural areas, and only 20% of those who were not born in Australia live in small towns.
15 years later, it is obvious that the popularity of cities began to rise. Compared to 1995, the percentile of Australian-born citizens who moved to cities is the same. Therefore, both the percentage of people who reside in rural places and small cities both declined, and now the amount of people living in both environments are approximately equal to each other. Whereas in 2015, people who were born in other countries still entrust cities as their number one living place. The ratio of people who live in large environments still stabilized at 60%. On the contrary, while the percentile of residents who settle down in towns only dropped slightly at 2%, the proportion of those who live at rural areas plunged, from 40% in 1995 to less than 10% in 2010.
In short, in the span of 15 years, cities are becoming as popular as ever, while the portion of people who live in areas which are not as crowded such as the countryside or in small towns are reducing sharply