Highlights: Australia Immigration rose by 60% in 2023, reports suggest.
- The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on Australia's overseas Immigration.
- The overall population of Australia increased to 26.8 Million in 2023.
- Around 83% of the growth was registered from the net overseas migration.
- NSW, Victoria, and Queensland recorded the highest level of net overseas migration.
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Change in Australia’s population
The overall population of Australia rose to 26.8 Million in 2023, 83% of which was contributed by the net overseas Immigration. The population grew by 548,800 people, with 765,000 overseas migration arrivals and 217,100 departures last year.
The net overseas migration increased by 60%, with 34% overseas migration arrivals. Most of the net overseas migration arrivals were reportedly on a temporary work visa or Australia study visa.
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Provincial Breakdown of Net Overseas Migration
The top three provinces with the highest level of net Immigration were NSW, Victoria, and Queensland, while the Northern Territory received the lowest migration rates.
The table below has a complete breakdown of the province-wise breakdown of net overseas migration.
|
Province |
Number of immigrants |
|
NSW |
1,86,433 |
|
Victoria |
1,61,758 |
|
Queensland |
87,954 |
|
Western Australia |
67,629 |
|
South Australia |
28,587 |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
8,792 |
|
Tasmania |
4,400 |
|
Northern Territory |
3,189 |
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Top 4 countries that contributed to the Net overseas Migration in 2023
Australia had a majority of overseas arrivals in 2023 particularly from 4 countries. India registered the most number of people moving to Australia in 2023.
The list of four countries that had the highest number of migrants is as follows:
- India
- China
- Philippines
- UK
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Benefits of Australia Immigration
Here are some of the reasons why you can consider moving to Australia:
- Ranked Top 3 on the Global list for education system
- Over 350,000 job vacancies
- It offers one of the most accessible Healthcare system
- Get Australia PR upon eligibility
- It has one of the most liveable cities in the world
- Maintains a multi-cultural society
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