The chart below gives information about population growth in three major Australian cities from 1992 to 2016.

This

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line graph compares the changes in numbers of population (in thousands) in three different metropolises (

Melbourne

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,

Sydney

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, and Brisbane) in Australia over a 24-year

period

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.

Overall

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,

while

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the

number

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of people living in

Sydney

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was slightly higher than those living in others before 2001,

Melbourne

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lived mostly during the rest of

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period

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.

Nevertheless

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, the

number

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of citizens in these two cities soared over the whole

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, but the

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of Brisbane's residents was relatively unchanged. In 1992, the

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of people in

Sydney

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and

Melbourne

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stood at about 30

thousand

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and just over 20

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, respectively.

Then

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, the

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of residents in

Sydney

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increased to around 60

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before dropping to a low point, at roughly 20

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in 2004.

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, the amount of those living in

Melbourne

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stably climbed to just under 50

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. In the second half of

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period

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, the

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of those living in

Sydney

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rocketed to approximately 105

thousand

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, even though it saw a trough, dipping to nearly 55

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in 2011.

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, the

number

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of dwellers in

Melbourne

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, which experienced a similar trend, dramatically grew from almost 50

thousand

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in 2004 to close to 110

thousand

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in 2016.