moyceyyy wrote:A METROPOLIS LOOOOOOOL
People are moving out of the valleys to find better employment and quality of life/environment. Where are they going?
... Cardiff.
That's not really true. Cardiff sees a net outflow of people to neighbouring authorities: mainly lower valleys areas like Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Llantrisant, Bridgend and the Vale. Typically people with school-aged children who want somewhere bigger and can afford something better outside the city. In 2015, for instance, it is estimated there was net migration from Cardiff-to-Bridgend of 131, Cardiff-to-RCT of 314, and Cardiff-to-Caerphilly of 322.
Population growth in Cardiff has been driven by natural growth (more births than deaths) and international in-migration, offset to some extent by domestic out-migration. Within Wales, Cardiff loses to neighbouring authorities, but gains from the rest of Wales (+750). It tends to lose to big cities in England including London (-605) but gain from shire areas. It loses a little to Scotland, gains a little from Northern Ireland.