In his report “The Rural Crisis Downunder, ” Geoffrey Lawrence writes that in Australia,“ unemployment, underemployment and poverty rates are very much higher in rural than in urban areas. ”
Dalam laporannya ” The Rural Crisis Downunder ”, Geoffrey Lawrence menulis bahwa di Australia, ” tingkat pengangguran, pengangguran terselubung, dan kemiskinan, jauh lebih tinggi di daerah pedesaan daripada di kota ”.