Immigration Statistics

 Lets look at the facts............

Table 1.2 Australia's population by country of birth - 2018 

Country of Birth                Persons                   % 

All other Countries*            3 320 000                13.3

England                                   992 000                   4.0

China                                       651 000                   2.6

India                                         592 000                  2.4

New Zealand                          568 000                   2.3

Philippines                              278 000                  1.1

Vietnam                                   256 000                  1.0

South Africa                            189 000                  0.8

Italy                                          187 000                  0.7

Malaysia                                  174 000                  0.7

Scotland                                   135 000                 0.5

All overseas-born              7 342 000               29.4

Australia-born                 17 650 000               70.6

*This line was added to the data set to show the balance of 196 Countries not Shown

There are less Austrians born overseas as a percentage of total population in 2018 than there were in 1888

A total of 309,142 births were registered in Australia in 2017, resulting in a total fertility rate (TFR) of 1.74 babies per woman, the lowest since 2001.

To maintain a steady population (nil growth, nil loss) TFR needs to be 2.1 babies per woman. 

Without immigration we would have a negative population growth.

For the year ending June 2018 Australia received a total of 526,271 Immigrants and had 289,047 Immigrants leaving, giving a net intake of 237,224 (.94% of Australia’s Total Population)

Of the net intake of immigrants 185,978 were on Temporary Visas and 66,682 were granted Permanent Visas

This represents a net intake of permanent Visa immigrants of 0.2646% of Australia’s total population. (25.2 Million)

Data Sources:  

3412.0 - Migration, Australia, 2017-18 (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

3301.0 - Births, Australia, 2017 (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

3105.0.65.001 - Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2016 (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

3101.0 - Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2018 (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Table 3.3 Net Overseas Migration by major groupings and visa(a) - Australia - Year to 30 June 2018(b)

                                                                      Migrant arrivals   Migrant departures    

Major groupings and visa                               number   %           number   %

Temporary visas

 Vocational education and training sector   18 711    3.6           14 650    5.1

 Higher education sector                              106 228   20.2          31 134   10.8

 Student other                                                  33 829    6.4              8 849    3.1

 Temporary work skilled (subclass 457)        26 612   5.1            15 095    5.2

 Visitor(c)                                                            78 699  15.0           20 564   7.1

 Working holiday                                               49 703   9.4            22 353   7.7

 Other temporary visas                                    13 556   2.6            28 714   9.9

Total temporary visas                                 327 337   62.2        141 359  48.9

Permanent Visas 

 Family                                                               26 438    5.0              5 753    2.0

 Skill                                                                    43 115   8.2               8 041   2.8

 Special eligibility and humanitarian            12 104    2.3                 151    0.1

 Other permanent visas                                    6 194    1.2             7 223    2.5

 Total permanent visas                                 87 850   6.7           21 168    7.3

New Zealand citizen (subclass 444)               30 355   5.8            23 397   8.1

Australian citizen (no visa)                                76 503 14.5           90 615  31.3

Other(d)                                                                 4 227   0.8            12 508   4.3

Total                                                                  526 271 100.0        289 047  100.0