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Ideology and Immigration: Australia 1976 to 1987 (1997) Burnley, I.H. The Impact of Immigration in Australia: A Demographic Approach (2001) Foster, William, et al. Immigration and Australia: Myths and Realities (1998) Jupp, James. From White Australia to Woomera: The Story of Australian Immigration (2007) Excerpt and text search; Jupp, James.
Between 1999 and 2003, there were seven highly educated migrants to Australia for every one highly educated Australian who was living elsewhere in countries within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). [15]
In 2016, it was revealed 54.6% of Indian migrants in Australia hold a bachelor's degree or a higher educational degree, more than three times Australia's national average of 17.2% in 2011, making them the most educated demographic group in Australia. [9] India annually contributes the largest number of migrants to both Australia and New Zealand.
[80] [82] Most immigrants are skilled, [83] but the immigration quota includes categories for family members and refugees. [83] The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth as estimated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2023. It shows only countries or regions or birth with a population of over 100,000 residing ...
In 2015, Australia had the 8th highest foreign-born population in the world, behind Canada but ahead of France (both countries had very close numbers to Australia). The United States was ranked 1st, with over 46 million foreign-born residents. The over 7 million immigrants in Australia constituted 3.1% of all immigrants in the world.
The proportion of immigrants varies considerably from one country to another. In some, it exceeds half the population, while in others it is below 0.1%.Which countries have the most immigrants?
American Australians are Australian citizens who are of American descent, including immigrants and residents who are descended from migrants from the United States of America and its territories. This includes people of European , African American , American Indian , Hispanic or Latin American , Asian , and Pacific Islander backgrounds.
It is now often used to refer to the notion that people in Australia have multiple cultural or ethnic backgrounds. The overall level of immigration to Australia has grown during the last decades. Net overseas immigrants increased from 30,000 in 1993 [16] to 118,000 in 2003–04, [17] and 262,500 in 2016–17. [18]