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.

The bar charts compare the proportion of

people

living in three types of regions, namely cities, towns and rural

areas

, in 1995 and 2010. It gives more detail by

further

classifying

people

into those born in

Australia

and those born outside

Australia

as well.

It is clear that

after 15 years, the percentages of both types of the population living in cities increased,

while

there were far fewer residents who chose to live in rural

areas

. In 1995, approximately 50% of Australian-born

people

and 60% of

people

born outside

Australia

lived in cities.

However

, about 30 % and 40 % of

people

still chose rural

areas

as their residential locations. The figures for those living in towns were 20% and 10% respectively. 2010 saw an apparent rise in the ratio of urban residents, with an increase of around 15 % for those born in

Australia

and 20 % for those born outside

Australia

.

By contrast

, the figure for those living in rural

areas

dropped sharply to just more or less than 10%. The proportion of

people

living in towns

also

declined slightly.