The changing face of Australia's immigration

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of May, which registered another significant fall in net long-term and permanent migration into Australia.

In the year to May 2014, there were 759,600 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – down from the record 792,500 arrivals set in the year to January 2013 – partly offset by 383,320 permanent and long-term departures from Australia (see next chart).

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

The changing face of Australia’s immigration