Graph 6  4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  One factor that has played at least some role in these outcomes is the willingness of people to travel or move to where the jobs are. The most high-profile example of this is perhaps the FIFO – Fly In Fly Out – and the DIDO – Drive In Drive Out – workers.
Industry estimates and recent census data suggest that there are currently upwards of 50,000 such workers. Internal migration, of course, has also played some role, with the rate of net interstate migration to Western Australia over the past year is the highest for around 25 years (Graph 7).