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28 – Regional Movers Index

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28 – Regional Movers Index

​The City to Country movement post-pandemic…

What the Regional Movers Index told us

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The City to Country movement post-pandemic…

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Record levels of demand for workers in regional areas have been reported over the past 2 years by the RMI, with the biggest group of vacancies being professional roles.

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Regional migration decreased from record levels seen in 2020 & 2021 when the RMI looked at data from the start of the last quarter (Sep 2022) for the 12 months prior.

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The RMI reported 23.9% fewer regional moves, but this figure is still nearly 70% higher than the levels we saw pre-pandemic.

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On average, quarterly capital cities to regional area relocations accounted for 6% of all Australian moves over the past 12 months. This is on par with COVID lockdown periods and is higher than pre-pandemic (up by 0.7%).

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As 2022 progressed, the number of capital cities to regional area relocations declined, falling from 6.4% in the March 2022 quarter to 5.6% in the latest September 2022 quarter.

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Migration flows in the other direction picked back up once severe capital city lockdowns lifted. Regional people moving into capital cities accounted for 4.4% of all relocations during the September 2022 quarter.

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While regional to capital city relocations was less than in the previous quarter it is higher than the 4% share that prevailed during the height of lockdowns.

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While we are seeing the spike of moves from city to country lessen, many people are still looking to regional areas to balance lifestyle and career.

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