The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of February, which posted surging permanent and long-term arrivals, which broke records on both a monthly and annual basis.
In the year to February 2019, there were a record 844,800 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia, which follows a record 115,100 arrivals in the month of February alone. This was up 7% from February 2018, and was only partly offset by 545,610 permanent and long-term departures from Australia:
