Which Australian Region Is Absorbing the Most Local Migrants?

Australian city slickers continue to vote with their feet and are moving to the country for a quieter and more affordable lifestyle.

Tourist's watch high waves as they walk along Kings Beach, Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, Australia on March 6, 2025. Patrick Hamilton/AFP /AFP via Getty Images

New data from the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) reveals one region continues to soak up the most domestic migrants.

While many city slickers are choosing to relocate to quieter pastures, choosing locations like Tasmania or regional Victoria, it’s the Sunshine State that keeps on scooping up the nation’s internal migrants.