@article{Parr_2019, title={Understanding the motivations for return migration in Australia}, volume={3}, url={https://www.australianpopulationstudies.org/index.php/aps/article/view/43}, DOI={10.37970/aps.v3i1.43}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>&nbsp; Return migration is often overlooked by traditional analyses of internal migration. Why people return has received even less scrutiny. Relatively few migrants make a return move, so there is clearly something noteworthy about these people and their circumstances that trigger such a move.<br><strong>Aims</strong>&nbsp; This paper explores why people make return moves in Australia.<br><strong> Data and methods</strong>&nbsp; Migration histories were collected using semi-structured in-depth interviews; content analysis of interview transcripts was undertaken.<br><strong>Results</strong>&nbsp; People return for a wider range of reasons than is indicated by neoclassical economic theory. Some of the moves are linked to significant life events such as post-school education and employment. Returns also occur for less tangible factors such as amenity and climate, connections to family, friends and the extent to which a place “feels like home” are equally important.<br><strong>Conclusions</strong>&nbsp; A broader explanatory framework is required to explain why people return. The integration of migrant stories into more traditional migration analyses enriches the story of internal migration.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Australian Population Studies}, author={Parr, Angélique}, year={2019}, month={May}, pages={1-12} }