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Net overseas migration has increased from 30,042 in 1992–93 [7] to 178,582 persons in 2015–16, [8] and 536,000 in 2022–23. [9] The largest components of immigration are the skilled migration and family re-union programs. A 2014 sociological study concluded that: "Australia and Canada are the most receptive to immigration among western ...
Migration to Australia in the late twentieth century was influenced by a number of world events, including: The fall of Saigon in 1975, the start of migration waves from Indo-China to Western countries and Australia. The fall of East Timor to Indonesian's troops in 1975, which led many East-Timorese to seek refuge in Australia.
From 2010 to 2015, Australia had the 14th highest net migration rate in the world. For 2015–2020, Australia's migration rate was projected to fall (statistics published in 2019), however the country's rank was expected to remain steady at 14th due to similar falls in other countries.
Arthur Calwell with the Kalnins family – the 50,000th New Australian – August 1949 In 1954, 50,000 Dutch migrants arrived. Post-war immigration to Australia deals with migration to Australia in the decades immediately following World War II, and in particular refers to the predominantly European wave of immigration which occurred between 1945 and the end of the White Australia policy in 1973.
Bonegilla's Block 19 was selected for its "outstanding" significance as "a symbol of post-war migration which transformed Australia's economy, society, and culture". [ 10 ] The only section of the camp remaining is Block 19 which now is now a museum and interpretive centre. [ 1 ]
Chinese immigration has increased continuously from the 1990s and today the Chinese are the third largest group among immigrants. Since the mid-1990s, migration has become less permanent than it used to be, and goes in more than one direction, a trend that pertains also to the Chinese. Students and academics are examples of this pattern.
Hill End, also near Bathurst NSW was a locality that grew, boomed and faded with the New South Wales Gold Rush. Called Bald Hills in 1850, Forbes in 1860 and finally Hill End in 1862, it was part of the Tambaroora district. At its peak, its population was 7,000. Completely reliant on mining, the town's decline was dramatic once the gold ran out.
Illegal immigration to Australia is defined by the Migration Act 1958, which distinguishes between "lawful non-citizens" (those in Australia holding a valid visa) and "unlawful non-citizens" (those without a valid visa). [1]