Australia's Peril


Asian Immigration

Asian immigration is now 43.7% of the total permanent intake, whereas European immigration is now only 25.8% (1996-97 figures).

Of the net permanent intake, Asian immigration is now 59.7%, while European immigration is only 28.4% (1996-97 figures).

In 1991/92, 73.5% of the net permanent intake was from Asia (!!!!).

Note: "net permanent intake" is the migration increase calculated by subtracting the permanent departures from the permanent (settler) arrivals. Net migration statistics are important, as they reveal a more realistic picture of Australia's population increase via migration.



TABLE 1

SETTLER ARRIVALS, SELECTED YEARS

(Australian Immigration)



                                 U.K. &

Year           Asia      %       Europe      %       Other      %        Total     %



1959/60       2 694    2.5       97 498   92.1       5 695    5.4      105 887   100

1969/70      16 869    9.1      147 086   79.5      21 144   11.4      185 099   100

1979/80      26 602   32.9       31 276   38.7      22 870   28.3       80 748   100

1989/90      55 560   45.8       38 386   31.7      27 281   22.5      121 227   100

1996/97      37 456   43.7       22 167   25.8      26 129   30.5       85 752   100

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TABLE 2

NET PERMANENT GAIN, SELECTED YEARS

(Australian Immigration)



                                 U.K. &

Year           Asia      %       Europe      %       Other     %         Total     %



1979/80      25 846   44.0       22 176   37.8      10 709   18.2       58 731   100

1989/90      53 901   57.7       30 395   32.5       9 074    9.7       93 370   100

1996/97      33 355   59.7       15 864   28.4       6 676   11.9       55 895   100

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TABLE 3

NET PERMANENT AND LONG-TERM GAIN, SELECTED YEARS

(Australian Immigration)



                                 U.K. &

Year           Asia      %       Europe      %       Other      %        Total     %



1979/80      28 318   36.8       26 773   34.8      21 847   28.4       76 938   100

1989/90      63 346   61.0       32 122   30.9       8 398    8.1      103 866   100

1996/97      57 124   60.5       24 247   25.7      13 025   13.8       94 396   100

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Note: For full details regarding the above three tables, see Volume Two.