The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of July, which registered another lift in annual net permanent and long-term arrivals, which remains at turbo-charged levels.
In the year to July 2017, there were 776,790 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 7% from July 2016 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 498,480 permanent and long-term departures from Australia:
