The ABS has released its Migration Australia report for 2018-19, which reveals that Melbourne has become the nation’s immigration capital overtaking Sydney:
As shown above, an absurd 77,400 net migrants inundated Melbourne last financial year, equating to nearly 1,500 migrants a week.
Sydney also received a whopping 73,900 net migrants last financial year, more than 1,400 a week.
Combined, Sydney and Melbourne received 151,300 net migrants, 63% of Australia’s total of 239,600.
The overwhelming majority of Australia’s recent immigration has come from China and India:
They are fast catching up to England as Australia’s leading sources of migrants:
Ongoing strong net overseas migration (NOM) has also increased the share of Australian born overseas to 30% – the highest share in around 120 years:
One of the positive side effects from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it will reduce NOM back to sensible historical levels, more akin to the early-2000s:
Let’s hope it stays there.
