Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high
Australia's population shift from capital cities to the regions continues, with more people staying put in the country as cost-of-living and house prices bite.
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Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities
Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.
Big city life on the slide as people try to get by
High housing prices and cost-of-living pressures are driving an exodus from cities, data reveals, with one capital losing residents to the regions in droves.
Big city competition shows in population gains
More Australians are calling Melbourne home than any other national city according to a new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Escape to the country cools off as cost of living bites
Internal migration has dropped as fewer people make the move between the cities and the regions, but those who are escaping the rat race are going to the coast.
A decade to save for a country home as regions grow
Regional Australia can look forward to more jobs and innovation, but health, housing and climate change present ongoing challenges, a landmark report says.
Australia’s rental market woes go from bad to worse
Regional areas in the Sunshine State are now the most unaffordable places for renters to live, as affordable housing concerns spread beyond capital cities.
The race to the regions is no short-term trend: report
Sydney continues to lose the most residents to the Australian countryside, as young city slickers seek a slower pace and greater affordability.
The city exodus continues two years after lockdowns
The rate of people moving from the cities to the regions continues to exceed pre-pandemic levels, showing the escape to the country is no short-lived trend.
Why Australians are moving further away from cities
City-dwellers are drawn to country life for space, wellbeing, affordability and more time, according to research by the Regional Australia Institute.
Jobs and housing remain a drawcard for tree-changers
Australians are moving further away from cities in pursuit of available jobs and housing, as more people leave Sydney than any other capital.
Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush
Industries desperate for workers in regional Australia are talking up the benefits of country life as a campaign promotes the switch.
Housing squeeze pushing country people to other regions
The quarterly Regional Movers Index shows a post-pandemic disruption to the housing market is pushing growth of migration between country areas.
Feral brumbies rampant in Kosciuszko
NSW authorities have admitted feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park are even more abundant despite a plan to reduce wild horse numbers to 3000 by 2027.
Melbourne to steal title of biggest city
While Melburnians left in their droves during the pandemic, its population growth is expected to bounce back quickly over the next decade.
Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Gold Coast's population has boomed in the last decade, while outback and mining towns declined.
Victoria is best-performing state: CommSec
Victoria has earned top spot on CommSec's quarterly State of the States report for the first time since its COVID lockdowns but Queensland is coming on strong.
Melbourne bounces back after COVID exodus
Australians are moving to Melbourne in droves two years after a mass exodus, which was sparked by lockdowns and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional towns stretched by growing pains
Regional communities are weighing the benefits of growth, against the stress placed on infrastructure, caused by city-dwellers seeking a life in the country.