he graph indicates how many people lived in different places are Australia – born and foreign – born from 1995 to 2010.
Overall, over five years, there was a significant decline in the percentage of native and foreign people living in towns and rural areas, with the exception of cities. Noticeably, during the periods, rural cities were the most common places for both native and foreign residents.
Regarding the percentage of foreign – born outside Australia who lived in towns, in 1995 it stood at around 25%, followed by a slight decrease to around 22%, which was much lower than that of rural areas, dropping from 40% to 5%. Particularly the figures for those inhabited in cities remained unchanged at 60%, which got the highest point during the periods.
In terms of the proportion of the native residents, it experienced a similar change, but to a lesser extent. In 1995, about 20% native people dwelled in towns, then it declined moderately by approximately 5% and the figures for rural areas dropped significantly from about 35% to around 5%. In contrast, the percentage of Australians residing in cities saw a slight rise from 40% to 60% over 5 years.