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.

The bar graph shows the percentage of Australians and non-Australians living in cities, towns, and rural areas in 1995 and 2010, measured by percentage.

Overall

, most people living in the cities were born in Australia.

Furthermore

, the foreign

population

experienced a decrease in rural areas. In 1995, the city was the preferred place to live for both Australian people and foreigners, in which the proportion accounted for 50% and 60% respectively.

In contrast

, fewer people chose to live in towns in

this

period as the lowest percentage was for non-Australians, accounting for 10%. For the rural

population

, there was a 10% gap in number for both nationality categories, at 30% (Australians) and 40% (non-Australians). In 2010, there was a gradual increase in foreign

population

in cities at a fifth compared to the previous year. The figure for Australian communities living in both rural and towns had a similar number of approximately 17%.

However

, the foreign

population

living in rural areas dropped by half of its number to just about 5%.