Why do people move? A quick guide to understanding internal migration in Australia

Research

Internal migration in Australia and the impact of government levers

The report finds government action on internal migration is more effective when it acts to remove barriers to migration, allowing people to move in a way that responds to the other aspects of the ‘bundle’ of factors that drives their migration choices.

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Data and forecasts

Regional Population, 2024–25

Centre for Population analysis of the Regional population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, September 2025

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, March 2025

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, December 2024

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, June 2024

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, March 2024

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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National, state and territory population, December 2023

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

Data and forecasts

Regional Population, 2022–23

Centre for Population analysis of the Regional population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

Data and forecasts

National, state and territory population, September 2023

Centre for Population analysis of the National, state and territory population publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Centre for Population analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics data release

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