Metropolitan internal migration is an important process driving urban structure and settlement patterns. This research explores the geographical movement of metropolitan migration in Melbourne at a disaggregate spatial scale. Several spatially based techniques are employed, from which the complex patterns of migration are identified. The implications of migration movements for urban structure and infrastructure are also examined. This paper then links the migration flows to a spatial housing market analysis, and finds that urban variations in housing utility and housing prices are important factors influencing patterns of migration. In addition, new dwelling development programs generate new vacancy chains which shape residential migration toward outer urban areas. Drawing conclusions from this analysis, our research recommends more effective government approaches to fostering investment in housing-related infrastructure in Australian cities, and it discusses how broader policy and investment can align to drive settlement patterns which optimise productivity and liveability and minimise negative effects.

大都市内部移民是驱动城市结构和居住模式的重要过程。这项研究探索了墨尔本市区大都市迁徙的地理运动。采用了几种基于空间的技术，从中可以识别出迁移的复杂模式。还研究了移民运动对城市结构和基础设施的影响。然后，本文将移民流与空间住房市场分析联系起来，发现住房公用事业和房价的城市差异是影响移民模式的重要因素。此外，新的住房开发计划产生了新的空置链，这些空链影响了居民向城市外地区的迁移。从分析中得出结论，