Migration
CONTACT
Assistant Director
Demography Section,
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 6557
Facsimile (02) 6252 7494
DESCRIPTION
Statistics on migration are compiled from records held by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
Statistics from this collection are published in Migration Australia (cat. no. 3412.0). This publication presents information on international and internal migration by State and Territory. It includes permanent and long-term movements by State and Territory of usual residence, country of birth and occupation and provides details of the birthplace of the estimated resident population. Each edition usually contains a feature chapter focusing on a migration issue.
SCOPE
All permanent movements and all movements with a duration of stay of one year or more.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Migration, Australia (cat. no. 3412.0).
Related publication: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0).
Data Service
Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.
Data Details
Data are available for each permanent and long term arrival to and departure from Australia.
Demographic and family information
Age (date of birth)
Sex
Marital status
Country of birth
Citizenship (nationality)
Occupation
Migration related topics
Permanent movement
Long term movement
Category jumping
Internal migration
Other selected topics
Migration in context
Contribution of migration to population growth
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States and Territories.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Annual.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Administrative by-product.
HISTORICAL DATA
First issue 1993-94.
Information on the birthplace of the estimated resident population was previously released in Estimated Resident Population by Country of Birth, Age and Sex, Australia (cat. no. 3221.0) - issued to 1993-94 (First issue: 1976).
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