Rob Breumelhof
Active Member
Net inward migration to Australia in the year to March 2014 stood at 380,910 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is slightly down from the January 2013 figure of 411,000. But, it still amounts to 1.65% of the Australian population which is relatively large. DIBP figures indicate that the Australian government remains committed to attracting around 250,000 immigrants per year for every year at least until 2017.
Where are the migrants settling?
According to the ABS, across the Australian capitals, some common trends in settlement are evident. Suburbs located in or near city centres are strongly favoured by migrants. With the exception of Hobart and Darwin, the central business districts (CBDs) of every capital city in Australia had more than half its residents born overseas in 2011.
Suburbs incorporating or situated near universities also featured high proportions of migrants. These include suburbs like Clayton (70%) in Melbourne, Robertson (62%) in Brisbane, Bentley and Crawley (both 62%) in Perth, Bedford Park (49%) in Adelaide, and Acton (57%) in Canberra.
In some cities, new or redeveloped suburbs have attracted large numbers of migrants, such as Wolli Creek (68%) in Sydney, Jindalee (62%) in Perth and Franklin (44%) in Canberra.
Other suburbs are significant areas of migrant settlement due to historical associations, such as Cabramatta (68%) in Sydney and St Albans (62%) in Melbourne which have relatively large populations of second generation migrants in addition to new arrivals.
(Note: In a small number of cases, suburbs with large overseas-born populations do not necessarily reflect the settlement preferences of migrants. This is notable in the Darwin suburbs of Coonawarra (50%) and Eaton (44%) where large overseas-born populations reflect the fact that these suburbs contained immigration detention facilities.)
For the full report, please follow this link: www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0main+features102014#WHERE
Where are the migrants settling?
According to the ABS, across the Australian capitals, some common trends in settlement are evident. Suburbs located in or near city centres are strongly favoured by migrants. With the exception of Hobart and Darwin, the central business districts (CBDs) of every capital city in Australia had more than half its residents born overseas in 2011.
Suburbs incorporating or situated near universities also featured high proportions of migrants. These include suburbs like Clayton (70%) in Melbourne, Robertson (62%) in Brisbane, Bentley and Crawley (both 62%) in Perth, Bedford Park (49%) in Adelaide, and Acton (57%) in Canberra.
In some cities, new or redeveloped suburbs have attracted large numbers of migrants, such as Wolli Creek (68%) in Sydney, Jindalee (62%) in Perth and Franklin (44%) in Canberra.
Other suburbs are significant areas of migrant settlement due to historical associations, such as Cabramatta (68%) in Sydney and St Albans (62%) in Melbourne which have relatively large populations of second generation migrants in addition to new arrivals.
(Note: In a small number of cases, suburbs with large overseas-born populations do not necessarily reflect the settlement preferences of migrants. This is notable in the Darwin suburbs of Coonawarra (50%) and Eaton (44%) where large overseas-born populations reflect the fact that these suburbs contained immigration detention facilities.)
For the full report, please follow this link: www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0main+features102014#WHERE
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