Figures from Australia’s Bureau of Statistics show that the number of permanent and long-term migrants arriving in Australia has soared to record levels.
Record numbers of migrants, temporary workers and overseas students are piling into Oz, drawn by a buoyant economy and the promise of a better life. Almost two-thirds of Australia’s population growth is now coming from net overseas migration, which has trebled in just five years to a record 285,347 – and the bureau estimates that 510,564 migrants, students and long-term workers arrived down under in just 12 months since June 2008.
Victoria again had the highest net migration rate outside Western Australia – with net migration increasing 36 per cent in a year, to 78,843. This has led to a surge in demand for house prices, with Melbourne seeing property prices rise by some 15%.
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