Maybe you grew up in the country and moved to the city when you finished school….has the city lived up to your expectations?

Or maybe you’re living in the country and you don’t see any reason to move to a larger town or city. We want to hear about your experiences.

When it comes to a choice between the city and the country….which one did you choose and why? or maybe you grew up in a city and decided to do a ‘sea change’ or a ‘tree change’ – we want to hear from you as well.

There are many reasons why young people leave the country.

FOR:
• There are better facilities in the city, including health care, greater variety of university courses, better sporting grounds
• There’s the opportunity to meet more people from a variety of backgrounds
• There are jobs in fields that regional areas would not necessarily cater for
• More places to go out, theatre, big concerts and sporting events

But not everyone’s leaving the country… many do choose to stay.

AGAINST:
• There’s a greater sense of ‘community’ – in smaller towns people tend to know each other better than in a large, anonymous city
• Some prefer the relative quietness and slower pace of life in the country
• Affordable property in regional areas
• There can be career opportunities that would not necessarily be available in the city. For example many journalists ‘go regional’ to get experiences they would not have access to in the city…For the same reason, many doctors need to train in the bush.