The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of August, which again posted turbo-charged net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.
In the year to August 2018, there were 821,660 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 6% from August 2017 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 538,220 permanent and long-term departures from Australia – also a record high:
