From then until 1976, the proportion of Australians living in capital cities rose from a little over one-third (36%) to almost two-thirds (65%) (ABS, 2008). This figure has remained relatively stable. In 2014, 15.6 million people, or 66.5%, were living in capital cities. Overall, almost a third of Australia’s 23.5 million people reside in New South Wales, making it the country’s most populous state (ABS, 2015). The Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Areas system was developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and enables quantitative comparisons between “city” and “country” Australia.