Sunday 16 April 2017

Australian Born Overseas Percentage Soars to Highest Level in 120 Years

According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian born overseas percentage has reached its highest level in over 120 years, with 28.5% of Australia’s population born in another country.

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Source: ABS
According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian born overseas percentage has reached its highest level in over 120 years, with 28.5% (or 6.5 million) of Australia’s 24.1 million population born in another country. "Australia has traditionally had a high proportion of migrants, but we've now hit a peak not seen since the late 1800s," said Beidar Cho, ABS Director of Demography.

Percentages of migrants from ASEAN neighbours increase considerably

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Source: ABS
The proportion of Australians born in ASEAN neighbours has increased over the last 10 years, especially the proportion of residents born in China and India which more than doubled over the past decade. Meanwhile, those from Italy, Germany have fallen. 

Median age of migrants

The change in migrant mix has been shown in the differences in median age of certain groups. Migrants born from Germany, for example, had a median age of 64.1% in 2016 (from 58.8% in 2006). This indicates the aging of existing migrants. On the other hand, migrants from China have seen a reduction in median age from 38.7% in 2006 to 34.7% in 2016.

Net interstate migration

Looking at Net Interstate Migration for 2015-2016, Victoria secured its first spot with the net gain increasing to 16,700 compared with 10,200 from the previous year. Queensland had the second highest net gain from interstate migration with 11,600.

Sydney's population has over 5 million for the first time


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According to the ABS, for the first time, this largest city in Australia has a population of over 5 million. At June 30, 2016, its population reached 5,005,400 – up 82,800 from the previous year, revealed Beidar Cho. "It took Sydney almost 30 years, from 1971 to 2000, to grow from 3 million to 4 million people, but only half that time to reach its next million," Cho said.

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