The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of October, which again posted turbo-charged net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.
In the year to October 2018, there were 825,480 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 6% from October 2017 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 541,220 permanent and long-term departures from Australia: