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Australia Migration, 2014-15
Publish Time: 24/06/16
- In 2014-15, net overseas migration (NOM) reflected an annual gain of 168,200 persons, 9.8% less than in 2013-14.
- An estimated 339,000 people moved interstate in 2014-15, a decrease of 2.9% from the previous year.
- At 30 June 2015, 28.2% of Australia's estimated resident population (ERP) (6.7 million people) was born overseas.
 | Net Overseas Migration (NOM) | Net Interstate Migration (NIM) | Net migration |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| State or Territory | no. | no. | no. |
| NSW | 66 086 | -6 639 | 59 447 |
| Vic. | 54 052 | 10 190 | 64 242 |
| Qld | 19 076 | 6 417 | 25 493 |
| SA | 10 424 | -3 763 | 6 661 |
| WA | 14 122 | -1 962 | 12 160 |
| Tas. | 1 032 | -528 | 504 |
| NT | 1 093 | -3 038 | -1 945 |
| ACT | 2 290 | -677 | 1 613 |
| Australia(b) | 168 183 | - | 168 183 |
| (a) Estimates are preliminary - see paragraph 9 of the Explanatory Notes. (b) Includes Other Territories. | |||
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| Persons | |
|---|---|---|
| | |
| Country of birth | no. | % of Australian population |
| UK, CIs & IOM(d) | 1 207 000 | 5.1 |
| New Zealand | 611 400 | 2.6 |
| China(e) | 481 800 | 2.0 |
| India | 432 700 | 1.8 |
| Philippines | 236 400 | 1.0 |
| Vietnam | 230 200 | 1.0 |
| Italy | 198 200 | 0.8 |
| South Africa | 178 700 | 0.8 |
| Malaysia | 156 500 | 0.7 |
| Germany | 125 900 | 0.5 |
| (a) Estimates are preliminary - see paragraph 9 of the Explanatory Notes. (b) Top 10 countries of birth excluding Australia. (c) All population figures presented in this table are rounded. Estimates of the proportion of the Australian population are based on unrounded numbers. (d) United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. (e) Excludes SARs and Taiwan. | ||