Established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to track the movement of capital city people to the regions, the RMI publication has also highlighted that regional people were tending to stay in regions to avoid those severe capital-city lockdowns. [...] Capital City Net Outflows – Regional Area Net Inflows, State Shares 73% 12 mths to December qtr 2022 Sydney-siders continued to lead the exodus out into the regions, Vacated Capital City Settled in Regional accounting for 65 per cent of all capital city outflows to the regions in the 12 months to December 2023 – down from 73 per cent a year 43% ago. [...] 8 Regional Hotspots By Growth Top Five ‘Growth’ LGAs: who is making the move? Demographic contribution to Top Five LGAs growth 70.0% Delving further into the Top Five regional growth hotspots, this slide examines the demographics of who is moving to the regional hotspots, in terms of the Top Five LGAs by annual growth in net internal migration, and how long they 45.2%42.9% had they been in their p. [...] 10 Most attractive places for capital-city people Top Five LGAs: greatest growth in net inflows from capitals Top Five LGAs by annual growth in net capital-regional migration 12 mths to Dec qtr 2023 vs 12 mths to Dec qtr 2022, % change City-dwellers flocked to the west and northern reaches of the country this quarter, with the new growth regional hotspots – in terms of annual growth in Northam WA. [...] 18 A3: Note on methodology Net migration and population growth The Regional Movers Index publication was established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to answer the pertinent question at the time: were capital city people fleeing to the regions? The RMI showed this to be well and truly the case.
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