Migrants and Labour Market Outcomes
MIGRANTS AND WORKING-AGE POPULATION 1981-2006
| Working-age Population | Net change in overseas born | New migrants remaining | Approximate outmigration | Outmigration per 100 arrivals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01 | 2001-06 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996-01 | 2001-06 | 1996-01 | 2001-06 | |
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| Total Overseas Born 15 plus | 81.7 | 162.3 | 139.0 | 213.1 | 57.3 | 50.9 | 41 | 24 |
| Australia | 2.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 56 | 17 |
| Pacific Islands | 17.4 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 6 | 29 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | -6.3 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 37.0 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 134 | 52 |
| Europe and North America | 5.6 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 60 | 36 |
| Asia | 46.1 | 79.1 | 60.8 | 95.5 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 24 | 17 |
| Other | 19.3 | 27.7 | 20.5 | 28.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6 | 4 |
| Unknown but Overseas Born | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |