Making a sea or tree change often means uprooting from your existing community to move to a smaller coastal or inland community.
The latest report from the Centre for Population found that migrants contributed 26 per cent of population growth in regional Australia between 1996 and 2016.
In certain regions, migrants were responsible for more than half of the population growth.
According to the ABS data, capital cities lost over 11,000 people due to internal migration during the September quarter. Source: Getty Image
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Australian capital cities suffered the biggest net loss of people due to internal migration in the last September quarter amid COVID-19.
Queensland gained 7,200 people from internal migration in the same quarter, more than any other state and territory.
A 2005 report from the Australian Coastal Councils Association found that around a fifth of sea or tree changers moved back to the city within two years.
