Thousands of Pandemic-Weary People Leaving Melbourne, Data Shows

Thousands of Pandemic-Weary People Leaving Melbourne, Data Shows
Police officers and soldiers patrol a popular running track in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 4, 2020. William West / AFP via Getty Images)
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Pandemic-weary Melburnians are fleeing the city in droves as a result of successive lockdowns, new research has found.

Coronavirus has shattered usual growth trends and international and domestic migration, Australia’s first Population Statement confirms.