Released quarterly, the RMI was established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to track the movement of capital city people to the regions, the RMI publication also highlighted that regional people were tending to stay in the regions to avoid those severe capital-city lockdowns. [...] The Top Five LGAs by Growth for the Northern Territory and Tasmania did not meet the net internal migration criteria to be included in the RMI publication. [...] New to the list, Ballina rounded out the Top Five with a three-fold annual increase on the back of the second highest quarterly growth rate of the Top Five. [...] 19 A4: 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. [...] based on: (1) Total Net Internal Migration – the report identifies the top five regional local government areas receiving the largest net internal migration inflows (irrespective of whether these inflows are from capitals or other regions) during the 12 months to the September quarter 2024.
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