Australia immigration grew by 60% in 2023 and expected to remain steady in 2024

Highlights: In 2023, Australia's overseas migration grew by 60%!

• According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population in Australia increased by 2.5%.
• There were around 765,900 overseas migration arrivals in 2023.
• The most migrants to Australia in 2023 were from India and China.

 

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Overseas migration in Australia

According to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), overseas migration in Australia helped the nation's population to grow by 26.8 million people last year. Australia's population increased by 2.5% in 2023. Net overseas migration accounted for 83% of that population growth. In 2023, there were 765,900 overseas migration arrivals and 217,100 departures.

 

ABS' head of demography, Beidar Cho, said there was an increase in overseas migration arrivals with temporary visas for work or study.

 

Net overseas migration across different states is listed below:

Australian State	Net migration
NSW	186,433
Victoria	161,758
Queensland	87,954

 

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NSW had the highest level of net overseas migration, and the Northern Territory had the lowest level of overseas migration.

 

List of top countries moving to Australia

• India
• China
• Philippines
• United Kingdom

The highest number of migrants moving to Australia were from India in 2023.

 

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Benefits of Australian Migration

Many reasons make Australia a good place to migrate overseas with family:

• Stable economy
• Jobs are available in different sectors like engineering, IT, education, healthcare, etc.
• Free healthcare facilities
• Citizen-first policies
• Free education for children
• Good environment
• Multicultural cities that offer a high standard of living

 

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