The top regional destinations for city folk fleeing the rat race

The astir celebrated location areas sought by superior metropolis dwellers looking for improved lifestyles person been revealed.

The location movers scale (RMI) released coming shows nan Geelong section authorities area successful Victoria tops nan database of metropolis people seeking a character aliases oversea alteration successful nan 12 months up to March.

Geelong captured a 9.3 per cent stock of full nett soul migration, up of nan 8.9 per cent held by nan Sunshine Coast successful Queensland, which had been successful apical spot for nan past 2 years.

The index, drawn up by nan the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) and nan Commonwealth Bank, shows much group are moving from metropolitan areas.

During nan erstwhile quarter, migration to location areas recorded an 11 per cent hike compared pinch nan erstwhile quarter.

The fig represents a 20 per cent summation connected nan pre-pandemic average.

RAI main executive Liz Ritchie said nan results successful nan study confirmed shifting migration patterns successful Australia.

"The nation's emotion matter pinch location surviving is showing nary signs of abating pinch 25 per cent much group moving from superior cities to nan regions, than backmost successful nan other direction," she said.

"Further, nett migration to location Australia is now sitting 40 per cent higher than nan prevailing level successful nan pre-pandemic era."

Greater Geelong's apical spot reflected nan rising fame successful location Victoria arsenic a whole.

The authorities captured 34 per cent of nan full nett inflows into each of location Australia during nan March 2025 quarter, larger than nan 28 per cent stock successful nan March 2024 quarter.

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