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Youth Out-Migration Intentions in Coastal Non-Metropolitan New South Wales

Bibliographic Data

ID5877102
AuthorsDanielle Drozdzewski (0000-0001-6802-0540, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume46
Issue2
Pages153-161
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-5863 • E-ISSN: 1745-5871
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00506.x
OpenAlexW2088732034
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited17

This article discusses youth out-migration on the non-metropolitan New South Wales Eastern Seaboard. High levels of in-migration and counter-urbanisation, typical of many coastal non-metropolitan towns in NSW, mask the out-migration of youth. There are relatively few 15-24 year olds in the coastal communities of non-metropolitan New South Wales, because many youths out-migrate to larger centres, for a range of reasons. Out-migration also demarcates a life transition away from school life, adolescence and the parental home. This paper draws from research with senior high school students in one coastal town - Coffs Harbour - where such trends have been particularly apparent. It examines the propensity for youth out-migration and discusses how young people articulate their migration intentions. Young people's perceptions of their current and future prospects feature prominently in their discourses about intended migration, although this research also demonstrates that the life courses of regional youth are unorthodox and diverse in nature

Archaeology · Economic growth · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Sociology · Urbanization · Gender Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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