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Dr Elin Charles-Edwards

Associate Professor in Human Geogra

School of the Environment
Faculty of Science
e.charles-edwards@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56515

Overview

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.

Research Interests

  • Human migration
  • Temporary mobility
  • Demographic data
  • Housing demography

Research Impacts

Dr Charles-Edwards has provided expert advice to a range of government bodies on issues relating to migration and population dynamics. Highlights include the provision of advice to the Australian Commonwealth Treasury on the impact of COVID-19 on internal migration within Australia, and her appointment to the NSW COVID-19 Populations Advisory Group to help set assumptions for their 2020-21 population projections.

She is a member of the Southeast Queensland Housing Supply Expert Panel which provides advice to the Queensland Government on measuring, reporting and addressing land supply, development and housing affordability issues in South-East Queensland.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Grants

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • Multi-locality in demography

    The notion of a single place of usual residence is firmly embedded in demographic statistics. There is a growing recognition that many people inhabit a "network of places" including digital nomads, second homeowners and the "houseless". This project seeks to interrogate the concept of mulitlocality and it's implications for demography.

  • Internally displaced people in Australia

    Climate change is likely to increase the frequency and severity of natural hazards in Australia, leading to the temporary and permanent displacement of individuals. This project seeks to understand the impacts of natural hazards such as bush fires and floods on migration patterns in Australia and their implications for communities and regions.

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Population geographies

    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

  • Comparative measures of internal migration

    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

  • Conclusions

    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

  • IMAGE-Asia: an introduction

    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

  • Understanding internal migration: a conceptual framework

    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

  • Moreton Bay and catchment: projected changes to population, climate, sea-level and ecosystems

    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.

  • Australia: the long-run decline in internal migration intensities

    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

  • Global trends in internal migration

    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

  • Internal and international migration

    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

  • Demography for Planning and Policy: Australian Case Studies Introduction

    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

  • Migration in Asia

    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

  • Relationships between population change, deprivation change and health change at small area level: Australia 2001-2011

    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

  • The estimation of temporary populations in Australia

    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

  • Growth, stability or decline? The variable population dynamics of Queensland's communities: 1971-2001

    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..

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • The shifting geographies of migration in Australia

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Understanding the dynamics of temporay migration in Asia

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Scene Change: Lived Experiences and Demographics of Regional/Rural/Remote Qld Popular and Country Musicians

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Two Decades of Change in the Australian Labourscape

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • The economic geography of immigration to Australia

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

  • Multi-locality in demography

    The notion of a single place of usual residence is firmly embedded in demographic statistics. There is a growing recognition that many people inhabit a "network of places" including digital nomads, second homeowners and the "houseless". This project seeks to interrogate the concept of mulitlocality and it's implications for demography.

  • Internally displaced people in Australia

    Climate change is likely to increase the frequency and severity of natural hazards in Australia, leading to the temporary and permanent displacement of individuals. This project seeks to understand the impacts of natural hazards such as bush fires and floods on migration patterns in Australia and their implications for communities and regions.

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Population, Demography, Migration, Demographic analysis

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ORCID: 0000-0003-2580-207X

Scopus ID: 24329278600

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