The bar chart below describes some changes about the percentage of people were born in Australia and who were born outside Australia living in urban, rural and town between 1995 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words. Writing Task 1

The chart gives information on how the

percentage

of

population

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the population

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, who

were

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was

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born in Australia and abroad, living in cities,

towns

or rural

areas

changed over

15-year

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a 15-year

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period.

Overall

, the main feature regards both

type

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types

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of citizens moving away from

towns

and rural

areas

, increasing the

percentage

of

population

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the population

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in

varies

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various

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cities of Australia.

It is clear that

towns

and remote villages witnessed a significant decrease in

population

between 1995 and 2010.

While

the

percentage

of national-born living in rural

areas

in 1995 was slightly minor than foreign-born during the same year, 30% and 40% respectively, in 2010 the trend shifted in

favor

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favour

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of

people

born in Australia. In fact, the

percentage

decreased by 15% and 35% respectively. The

datas

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data

are quite different for

towns

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town

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populations, where

people

born in the country counted a marginal decrease

whereas

people

born outside stayed steady.

However

, the upwards trend concerned only

people

living in the cities. In 2010, the

population

left

towns

and villages to re-populate major metropolitan

areas

. A

dramatical

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dramatic

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rise is shown by both

Australian born

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Australian-born

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and foreign to

a

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apply

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60% and 80% respectively.