Data Table for Figure 2.9
English language skills of migrants by immigration approval category
| English language ability |
Immigration approval category |
| Skilled principal |
Skilled secondary |
Business category |
Family Partner |
Family Parent |
Pacific category |
Other |
All migrants |
| All migrants % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| All migrants |
12,490 |
8,470 |
2,190 |
7,020 |
2,300 |
1,620 |
2,140 |
36,220 |
| English as a language spoken best |
70.0 |
71.4 |
29.7 |
53.1 |
38.3 |
24.1 |
45.8 |
59.2 |
| Very good/good English language ability |
28.7 |
23.5 |
28.3 |
30.6 |
9.6 |
48.8 |
23.4 |
27.2 |
| Moderate/poor English language ability |
1.3 |
5.2 |
41.6 |
16.4 |
49.1 |
27.2 |
29.9 |
13.4 |
| unspecified |
S |
S |
S |
S |
3.0 |
S |
S |
0.2 |
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