A longitudinal analysis of residential mobility from 1991-2017: Understanding generational patterns and inter-relationships.

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the residential mobility patterns of participants in cohort 1 of the Life Patterns study over the period spanning 1991 to 2017. It focuses on those who remain in the study in 2017, using data collected over the preceding 26 years to trace their places of residence over this period. The term ‘residential mobility’ refers to changes or movements in individuals’ primary place of residence. It therefore captures a specific type of mobility; it is concerned with the experience of moving house or relocating to a new suburb or town, rather than with, for instance, temporary overseas travel or international migratory movements.