The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of August, which registered another lift in annual permanent and long-term arrivals, which remains at turbo-charged levels.
In the year to August 2017, there were 777,430 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 6% from August 2016 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 501,840 permanent and long-term departures from Australia: