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Study Reveals Top 5 Cities for Domestic Migration in Australia

City slickers are leaving Sydney and Melbourne in droves, with one town taking the crown for the most popular migration hotspot.
Study Reveals Top 5 Cities for Domestic Migration in Australia
People cross a road near Pitt Street Mall in Sydney CBD, Australia, on Dec. 24, 2024. Roni Bintang/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
5/28/2025|Updated: 5/28/2025
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Australians continue to uproot themselves from the big city in favour of smaller regional towns, putting less pressure on their collective hip pockets.

The newest data from the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) shows the Sunshine Coast in Queensland is no longer the top dog when it comes to internal domestic migration between cities, and that Geelong, south-west of Melbourne has now become the most popular.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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