The bar chart illustrates the percentages of people born in Australia and those born outside Australia living in urban, rural, and town areas between 1995 and 2010.
Overall, the proportion of city dwellers increased for both groups, whereas the percentages in towns and rural areas decreased over the period.
For cities, the share of Australia-born residents rose steadily from 50% to 65%, while the proportion of people born outside Australia increased even more sharply, from 60% to 80%. In contrast, town populations for both groups declined, with the percentages halving from 20% to 10%.
A significant drop was also observed in rural areas. While the percentage of Australia-born individuals living in rural areas fell from 30% to 10%, the proportion of non-Australia-born residents decreased dramatically from 40% to just 5%. These figures indicate a clear trend of urbanization among both native and foreign-born populations.
