A new report Australia’s Migration Trends 2012-13 has been released by DIBP. The report provides a broad range of information on migration, countries of origin, citizenship grants and the international student visa programme.
2013 -14 information includes:
- 207,900 migrants settled permanently in Australia, up 7.7%
- 126,350 Subclass 457 visas were granted
- 60,185 family stream visas were granted
- 20,019 visas were granted under the Humanitarian stream
- The international student visa grants were the highest since the GFC
- Tourist numbers from China increased by 25% during the year.