Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Regional Australia Institute says new data shows city-to-regional migration is on par with pandemic levels.
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migration → say → levels
The Sunshine Coast was the most popular destination for people moving to regional Australia, while other areas of Queensland recorded significant annual growth.
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areas → move → growth
Sydney and Melbourne recorded the largest losses of residents to regional Australia.
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Sydney → record → Australia
City dwellers are moving to regional Australia at rates not seen since the COVID pandemic, according to new data.
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dwellers → move → data
The movement of people out of Sydney and Melbourne is captured in data from Commonwealth Bank, which the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has analysed to track migration trends.
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Institute → capture → trends
The not-for-profit organisation said migration from capital cities to regional Australia during the June 2026 quarter matched the record set in June 2021.
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migration → say → June
Those moving to the regions outnumbered those moving to the cities by 30 per cent, and Sydney and Melbourne recorded the largest losses of residents.
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Sydney → move → residents
The Sunshine Coast remained the most favoured region for those leaving capital cities, followed by Greater Geelong in Victoria.
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Coast → remain → Victoria
In the 12 months to the June 2026 quarter, the Sunshine Coast received 8.7 per cent of total net migration share.
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Coast → receive → share
Victoria's Central Goldfields and the New South Wales Snowy Mountains were the most popular for movers already living in regional Australia.
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Goldfields → live → Australia
Beyond the stand-out markets, the RAI highlighted significant growth in north Queensland in the 12 months to the June 2026 quarter.
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RAI → stand → quarter
The sugarcane and horticultural mecca of the Burdekin, south of Townsville, saw a 238 per cent annual increase in the number of city movers choosing the region.
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mecca → see → region
Retail operator Candace Young moved from Dalby to the Burdekin in 2023.
She said since the move, she had noticed a stream of southerners moving to the shire of 17,000 people.
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she → move → people
"We are getting a lot of city people coming up here, customers coming to the shop who have moved from Victoria or Tasmania," she said.
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she → get → Victoria
"Here, you can drive five minutes in any direction and take the kids fishing or camping, and those things are free activities.
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things → drive → direction
"Regional towns are worth it and the people make you feel at home."
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you → make → home
The Atherton Tablelands region, south of Cairns, received a 131 per cent annual increase in residents from capital cities.
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region → receive → cities
RAI chief executive Liz Ritchie said the latest quarterly data showed people still wanted to move to regional Australia in droves, years after the pandemic-inspired tree and sea changes.
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people → say → changes
"It is those southern states that are really feeling the pinch in terms of how people are measuring their lifestyle and what they're hoping for," she said.
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she → feel → what
Ms Ritchie said the RAI was lobbying to establish a national population plan to assist regional planning.
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RAI → say → planning
"We continue to under-project population in regional Australia, and our regional communities suffer because of that," she said.
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she → continue → that
"People on the ground know when their town is growing, and they know when they're feeling the pinch."
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they → know → pinch
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