The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of July, which registered an increase in annual immigration following last month’s 9-year low.
In the year to July 2016, there were 693,330 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 2% from July 2015 but well down from the record 792,500 arrivals set in the year to January 2013 – partly offset by 424,290 permanent and long-term departures from Australia (see next chart).