The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has released the latest Migration Trends Report covering the 2013-14 Financial Year. Below are some interesting facts:
What is the makeup of Australia’s population in June 2013?
| Country of birth | Estimated resident population at 30 June 2013 |
| United Kingdom | 1,222,570 |
| New Zealand | 608,820 |
| People’s Republic of China | 427,590 |
| India | 369,680 |
| Vietnam | 215,460 |
| Other countries | 3,567,270 |
| Total | 6,411,390 |
Source: ABS Migration, Australia (3412.0)
How many PR visas were granted and from which country were the applicants?
| Citizenship | Migration Programme visa places 2013–14 |
| India |
39,026 |
| People’s Republic of China |
26,776 |
| United Kingdom |
23,220 |
| Philippines |
10,379 |
| Pakistan |
6275 |
| Other countries |
84,324 |
| Total | 190,000 |
Source data: Migration Reporting, DIBP
India tops the list with 20% share of the total approved visas, followed by China at 14%, UK at 12% and the Philippines at 5.4%.
How many Temporary visas were granted and from which country were the applicants?
| Category | Grants 2013–14 |
| Visitors1 | 3,969,215 |
| Working Holiday Makers | 239,592 |
| Students | 292,060 |
| Temporary Work (Skilled)2 | 98,571 |
| Temporary Graduate | 22,867 |
| Other temporary visas3 | 83,034 |
| Total | 4,705,339 |
Source data: Visa Reporting, DIBP
1. Visitor visas are reported as offshore grants only and exclude a small number where the client is onshore.
2. Excludes subclass 457 Independent Executive.
3. Excludes Bridging visas.
A huge portion of the temporary visas were granted to visitors which covers 84% of the total visa grants. Student visas cover 6.2% of the total visa grants which grew 12.6% from the previous year.
The 457 visa grants (Temporary Work, Skilled) fell 22% from previous year and the top three nationalities who received visa approvals were:
India at 24,521 grants
UK at 16,708 grants, and the
People’s Republic of China at 6159 grants
These information were gathered from the link below:
It will be interesting to see the migration trends for the 2014-2015 financial year. We’ll surely publish this on our website for your information.