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How frequently do people change their place of residence within the same state or territory? This FACT indicates the percentage of people within their greater city area that have moved from a residency within their state or territory, during the 5 years until 2016. Moving can often be tied to job opportunities or people moving from regions to their state capital. This FACT could be impacted by housing prices and cost of living, population growth or family formation. The city with the highest percent of residents that have moved within the same state or territory is Brisbane at 27.9 percent. The lowest is Canberra at 19.1 percent.