Dr Elin Charles-Edwards
Director of Teaching and Learning
Chamberlain Building (35), Room 534
Researcher biography
Dr Elin Charles-Edwards is a population geographer and demographer. Her research is focused on understanding patterns, processes and determinants of human migration and mobility and its impacts on local and regional populations.
She is the lead Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project Asian Migration in the 21st Century: An Integrated Account (2020–2023). This project aims to develop an integrated understanding of multiple forms of population movement in Asia incorporating both internal and international migration and temporary and permanent moves.
Publications
Book Chapters
Charles-Edwards, Elin (2023). Population geographies. Concise encyclopedia of human geography. (pp. 286-291) edited by Loretta Lees and David Demeritt. London, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781800883499.ch55
Bell, Martin, Bernard, Aude, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Ke, Wenqian (2020). Comparative measures of internal migration. Internal migration in the countries of Asia. (pp. 31-48) edited by Martin Bell, Aude Bernard, Elin Charles-Edwards and Yu Zhu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44010-7_3
Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Bernard, Aude (2020). Conclusions. Internal migration in the countries of Asia: a cross-national comparison. (pp. 385-409) edited by Martin Bell, Aude Bernard, Elin Charles-Edwards and Yu Zhu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44010-7_19
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin, Bernard, Aude and Zhu, Yu (2020). IMAGE-Asia: an introduction. Internal migration in the countries of Asia. (pp. 3-13) edited by Martin Bell, Aude Bernard, Elin Charles-Edwards and Yu Zhu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44010-7_1
Bernard, Aude, Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Zhu, Yu (2020). Understanding internal migration: a conceptual framework. Internal migration in the countries of Asia: a cross-national comparison. (pp. 15-30) edited by Martin Bell, Aude Bernard, Elin Charles-Edwards and Yu Zhu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44010-7_2
Saunders, Megan I., Runting, Rebecca K., Charles-Edwards, Elin, Syktus, Jozef and Leon, Javier (2019). Moreton Bay and catchment: projected changes to population, climate, sea-level and ecosystems. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 245-256) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bernard, Aude and Ueffing, Philipp (2018). Global trends in internal migration. Internal migration in the developed world: are we becoming less mobile?. (pp. 76-97) edited by Tony Champion, Thomas Cooke and Ian Shuttleworth. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315589282-4
Bell, Martin, Wilson, Tom, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Ueffing, Philipp (2018). Australia: the long-run decline in internal migration intensities. Internal migration in the developed world: are we becoming less mobile?. (pp. 147-172) edited by Tony Champion, Thomas Cooke and Ian Shuttleworth. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315589282-7
Sander, Nikola and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2017). Internal and international migration. Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend. (pp. 333-349) edited by Hans Groth and John F. May. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46889-1_21
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Muhidin, Salut, Bell, Martin and Zhu, Yu (2016). Migration in Asia. International handbook of migration and population distribution. (pp. 269-284) edited by Michael J. White. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7282-2_13
Wilson, Tom, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Bell, Martin (2016). Demography for Planning and Policy: Australian Case Studies Introduction. Demography for Planning and Policy: Australian Case Studies. (pp. 1-6) edited by Wilson, T., CharlesEdwards, E. and Bell, M.. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_1
Charles-Edwards, Elin (2016). The estimation of temporary populations in Australia. Demography for planning and policy: Australian case studies. (pp. 31-49) edited by Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Martin Bell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_3
Norman, Paul, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Wilson, Tom (2016). Relationships between population change, deprivation change and health change at small area level: Australia 2001-2011. Demography for planning and policy: Australian case studies. (pp. 197-214) edited by Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Martin Bell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_11
Holmes, J., Bell, M. and Charles-Edwards, E. (2006). Growth, stability or decline? The variable population dynamics of Queensland's communities: 1971-2001. Queensland Geographical Perspectives. (pp. 5-29) edited by Iraphne R. W. Childs and Brian J. Hudson. Milton, Brisbane: The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland, Inc..
Journal Articles
Sigler, T., Zou, Z., Corcoran, J. and Charles‐Edwards, E. (2023). Spatio‐temporal variation in the bid–rent functions of long‐term and short‐term rentals: evidence from South‐East Queensland, Australia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. doi: 10.1111/tesg.12588
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bernard, Aude, Rowe, Francisco and Abel, Guy (2023). International migration and development: The changing impact of migration on redistributing global population. International Migration Review. doi: 10.1177/01979183231175114
Kalemba, Sunganani V., Bernard, Aude, Corcoran, Jonathan and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2022). Has the decline in the intensity of internal migration been accompanied by changes in reasons for migration?. Journal of Population Research, 39 (3), 279-313. doi: 10.1007/s12546-022-09285-5
Borsellino, Rosabella, Bernard, Aude, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2022). A regional renaissance? The shifting geography of internal migration under COVID-19. Australian Geographer, 53 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2022.2074622
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Corcoran, Jonathan, Loginova, Julia, Panczak, Radoslaw, White, Gentry and Whitehead, Alexander (2021). A data fusion approach to the estimation of temporary populations: an application to Australia. PLoS One, 16 (11) e0259377, e0259377. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259377
Sobyra, Robert, Sigler, Thomas and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2021). Unbalanced growth in the labourscape: explaining regional employment divergence. Regional Studies, 56 (7), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1972958
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Wilson, Tom, Bernard, Aude and Wohland, Pia (2021). How will COVID-19 impact Australia’s future population? A scenario approach. Applied Geography, 134 102506, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102506
Charles-Edwards, Elin (2021). Living in more than one place: capturing dual-local lives in the 2026 Census. Australian Population Studies, 5 (1), 3-8. doi: 10.37970/aps.v5i1.75
Sigler, Thomas, Mahmuda, Sirat, Kimpton, Anthony, Loginova, Julia, Wohland, Pia, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population. Globalization and Health, 17 (1) 56, 56. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00707-2
Wilson, Tom, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Corcoran, Jonathan, Loginova, Julia and Martinus, Kirsten (2021). Introduction to the census questions special issue. Australian Population Studies, 5 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.37970/aps.v5i1.74
Borsellino, Rosabella, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). A toolkit for measuring visitation in third places. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 14 (3), 547-562. doi: 10.1007/s12061-020-09372-1
Borsellino, Rosabella, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bernard, Aude and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Forty years of internal migration in Australian regions: a sequence analysis of net migration, turnover, and retention. Australian Geographer, 52 (4), 425-452. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2021.2018772
Wilson, Tom, Temple, Jeromey and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2021). Will the COVID-19 pandemic affect population ageing in Australia?. Journal of Population Research, 39 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s12546-021-09255-3
Panczak, Radoslaw, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature. Palgrave Communications, 6 (1) 87. doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y
Panczak, Radoslaw, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Correction to: Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, (2020), 6, 1, (87), 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 (1) 115. doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-00538-3
Kalemba, Sunganani Violet, Bernard, Aude, Charles‐Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Decline in internal migration levels in Australia: compositional or behavioural effect?. Population, Space and Place, 27 (7) e2341, e2341. doi: 10.1002/psp.2341
Carvalho, Rodrigo Coelho de and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2020). The evolution of spatial networks of migration in Brazil between 1980 and 2010. Population, Space and Place, 26 (7) e2332, e2332. doi: 10.1002/psp.2332
Charles-Edwards, Elias, Bell, Martin, Panczak, Radoslaw and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). A framework for official temporary population statistics. Journal of Official Statistics, 36 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.2478/JOS-2020-0001
Carvalho, Rodrigo Coelho de and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2019). Os fluxos migratórios entre os níveis da hierarquia urbana brasileira no período 1980-2010. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, 36 e0087, 1-19. doi: 10.20947/s0102-3098a0087
Arringer, Renee, Sigler, Thomas and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2019). Residential concentration patterns of immigrant groups in Australia’s major cities. Australian Population Studies, 3 (2), 41-44. doi: 10.37970/aps.v3i2.54
Rowe, Francisco, Bell, Martin, Bernard, Aude, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Ueffing, Philipp (2019). Impact of internal migration on population redistribution in Europe: urbanisation, counterurbanisation or spatial equilibrium?. Comparative Population Studies, 44, 201-234. doi: 10.12765/CPoS-2019-18en
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin, Bernard, Aude and Zhu, Yu (2019). Internal migration in the countries of Asia: levels, ages and spatial impacts. Asian Population Studies, 15 (2), 150-171. doi: 10.1080/17441730.2019.1619256
Alghais, Nayef, Pullar, David and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2018). Accounting for peoples’ preferences in establishing new cities: a spatial model of population migration in Kuwait. PLoS ONE, 13 (12) e0209065, e0209065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209065
Sigler, Thomas, Lieske, Scott N., Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2018). Why do a PhD in geography? A sympathetic response to ‘the career aspirations and expectations of geography students’. Geographical Research, 56 (4), 479-483. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12307
Hilder, Jason, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Sigler, Thomas and Metcalf, Bill (2018). Housemates, inmates and living mates: communal living in Australia. Australian Planner, 55 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2018.1494612
Charles-Edwards, Elin and Panczak, Radoslaw (2018). Elsewhere in Australia: a snapshot of temporary mobility on the night of the 2016 Census. Australian Population Studies, 2 (1), 14-25. doi: 10.37970/aps.v2i1.22
Wilson, Tom and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2017). The regional pattern of Australia's largest overseas-born populations. Regional Studies Regional Science, 4 (1), 227-231. doi: 10.1080/21681376.2017.1387601
Safra de Campos, Ricardo, Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2017). Collecting and analysing data on climate-related local mobility: the MISTIC toolkit. Population, Space and Place, 23 (6) e2037. doi: 10.1002/psp.2037
Bernard, Aude, Rowe, Francisco, Bell, Martin, Ueffing, Philipp and Charles-Edwards, Elim (2017). Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: a multidimensional approach. PLoS One, 12 (3) e0173895, 1-24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173895
Rees, Philip, Bell, Martin, Kupiszewski, Marek, Kupiszewska, Dorota, Ueffing, Philipp, Bernard, Aude, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Stillwell, John (2016). The impact of internal migration on population redistribution: an international comparison. Population Space and Place, 23 (6) e2036, e2036. doi: 10.1002/psp.2036
Stillwell, J., Bell, M., Ueffing, P., Daras, K., Charles-Edwards, E., Kupiszewski, M. and Kupiszewska, D. (2016). Internal migration around the world: comparing distance travelled and its frictional effect. Environment and Planning A, 48 (8), 1657-1675. doi: 10.1177/0308518X16643963
Bernard, Aude, Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2016). Internal migration age patterns and the transition to adulthood: Australia and Great Britain compared. Journal of Population Research, 33 (2), 123-146. doi: 10.1007/s12546-016-9157-0
Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Ueffing, Philipp, Stillwell, John, Kupiszewski, Marek and Kupiszewska, Dorota (2015). Internal migration and development: comparing migration intensities around the world. Population and Development Review, 41 (1), 33-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00025.x
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Wilson, Tom and Sander, Nikola (2015). Visualizing Australian internal and international migration flows. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2 (1), 432-434. doi: 10.1080/21681376.2015.1066267
Corcoran, Jonathan, Li, Tiebei, Rohde, David, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Mateo-Babiano, Derlie (2014). Spatio-temporal patterns of a Public Bicycle Sharing Program: the effect of weather and calendar events. Journal of Transport Geography, 41, 292-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.09.003
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2014). Greening the commute: assessing the impact of the Eleanor Schonell ‘Green’ Bridge on travel to the University of Queensland, Australia. Urban Policy and Research, 33 (1), 61-78. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2014.924921
Bernard, Aude, Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2014). Life-course transitions and the age profile of internal migration. Population and Development Review, 40 (2), 213-239. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2014.00671.x
Bernard, Aude, Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2014). Improved measures for the cross-national comparison of age profiles of internal migration. Population Studies, 68 (2), 179-195. doi: 10.1080/00324728.2014.890243
Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Kupiszewska, Dorota, Kupiszewski, Marek, Stillwell, John and Zhu, Yu (2014). Internal migration data around the world: assessing contemporary practice. Population, Space and Place, 21 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1002/psp.1848
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2014). Integrating undergraduate fieldwork into the study of human mobility. Australian Geographer, 45 (4), 505-519. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2014.953734
Charles-Edwards, Elin and Bell, Martin (2013). Seasonal flux in Australia's population geography: linking space and time. Population, Space and Place, 21 (2), 103-123. doi: 10.1002/psp.1814
Charles-Edwards, Elin and Bell, Martin (2013). Estimating the service population of a large metropolitan university campus. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 6 (3), 209-228. doi: 10.1007/s12061-012-9079-y
Bell, Martin, Wilson, Tom and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2011). Australia’s population future: Probabilistic forecasts incorporating expert judgement. Geographical Research, 49 (3), 261-275. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00702.x
Bell, Martin, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Wilson, Tom and Cooper, Jim (2010). Demographic futures for South East Queensland. Australian Planner, 47 (3), 126-134. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2010.509028
Elin Charles-Edwards, Bell, Martin J. and Brown, Dominic S. (2008). Where People Move and When: Temporary Population Mobility in Australia. People and Place, 16 (1), 21-30.
Conference Papers
Khanal, Anurodh, Edwards, Elin Charles and Corcoran, Jonathan (2019). Walking behaviours in older adults: a GPS-based survey in Brisbane. 41st Australasian Transport Research Forum, ATRF 2019, Canberra, Australia, 30 September - 2 October 2019. Canberra, Australia: ATRF, Commonwealth of Australia.
Safra de Campos, R., Bell, M., Charles-Edwards, E. and McNamara, K. (2014). Living with drought: Understanding the role of mobility in livelihood strategies to cope with climatic variability. APA Biennial Conference 2014, Hobart, TAS Australia, 3-5 December 2014.
Elin Charles-Edwards and Bell, Martin J. (2009). A Simulation Approach to Modelling Temporary Population. 26th International Population Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009. Princeton, NJ: The Office of Population Research at Princeton University.
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Brown, Dominic S. and Bell, Martin J. (2007). The determinants of temporary population mobility in Australia: A Poisson regression analysis. 4th International Conference on Population Geographies, Hong Kong, 10-13 July, 2007.
Charles-Edwards, E., Bell, M. J. and Brown, D. S. (2006). Spatial aspects of visitor seasonality: The case of Australia. International Geographical Union Congress, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 3-7 July, 2006.
Charles-Edwards, E and Bell, M J (2006). Have work, will travel: Work-related temporary mobility in Australia. Third International Population Geographies Conference, Liverpool, England, 18-20 June 2006.
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin and Brown, Dominic (2006). Capturing temporal fluctuations in small area populations: Towards a methodology for the estimation of service populations. European Population Conference 2006, Liverpool, England, 21-24 June, 2006.
Charles-Edwards, E, Brown, D S and Bell, M J (2006). Factors affecting the timing and magnitude of temporary moves in Australia: A poisson-regression analysis. 13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Population Ass., Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 December, 2006.
Thesis
Elin Charles-Edwards (2011). Modelling Flux: Towards the Estimation of Small Area Temporary Populations in Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Geography, Planning & Env Management, The University of Queensland.
Department Technical Report
Charles-Edwards, Elin (2004). Preliminary Analysis of the Degree and Patterns of Seasonal Mobility within Australia. Discussion Paper no. 2004/03. Queensland Centre for Population Research, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Reddel, Tim, Porter, Dave, Verstege, Emily, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Curry, Matthew, Lam, Jack, Fullerton, Ken and Evans, Sally (2021). Queensland’s Homelessness Response to COVID-19 – Post Implementation Review. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Reddel, Tim, Verstege, Emily, Dave Porter, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Kubler, Matthias, Ahmad, Shabbir, Lam, Jack and Fullerton, Ken (2021). COVID-19 Residential Tenancies Response – Post Implementation Review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Aude Bernard, Elin Charles-Edwards, Maximiliano Alvarez, Pia Wohland, Julia Loginova and Sunganani Kalemba (2020). Anticipating the impact of COVID-19 on Internal Migration. Canberra: Center for Population, Commonwealth Department of Treasury.
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin, Cooper, Jim and Bernard, Aude (2018). Population shift: Understanding internal migration in Australia. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2013). Cross-national comparisons of internal migration: an update of global patterns and trends. Population Division Technical Paper 2013/1 New York, NY, United States: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
Holmes, John, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Bell, Martin (2005). Population Dynamics in Rural and Remote Queensland. Brisbane, Qld: Queensland Centre for Population Research, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland.
Newspaper Articles
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bernard, Aude, Wohland, Pia and Wilson, Tom (2020, August 06). 1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years. The Conversation, p.1-1.
Sigler, Thomas and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2019, 03 19). Married at First Sight’s closer to reality than you’d think, demographically speaking at least The Conversation
Working Papers
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bell, Martin, Bernard, Aude and Yu, Zhu (2017). Internal migration in the countries of Asia: Levels, ages, and spatial impacts. ADRI Working Paper. ADRI-WP-2017/001. Asian Demographic Research Institute, Shanghai University.
Bell, Martin and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2014). Measuring internal migration around the globe: a comparative analysis. KNOMAD Working Paper. 3. The Queensland Centre for Population Research, The University of Queensland, The World Bank.