Immigration into Australia continues to moderate

Tuesday 14 March 2017

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of January, which registered another small decrease in annual immigration; although it remains at turbo-charged levels.

In the year to January 2016, there were 716,350 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 6% from January 2016 but well down from the record 792,500 arrivals set in the year to January 2013 – partly offset by 452,740permanent and long-term departures from Australia (see next chart).

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About the author

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.