Migrants and Labour Market Outcomes
MIGRANTS AND WORKING-AGE POPULATION 1981-2006
| Working-age Population | Intercensal Change 1996 to 2001 | Intercensal Change 2001 to 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net change by age groups |
Net change by age groups | |||||||||
| 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-69 | 70 + | Total | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-69 | 70 + | Total | |
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('000s) | |||||||||
| Total Overseas Born 15 plus | 47 | 8 | 48 | -22 | 82 | 56 | 25 | 103 | -22 | 162 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Pacific Islands | 8 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 4 | 0 | 5 | -16 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | -14 | 18 |
| Europe and North America | 4 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| Asia | 20 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 40 | -1 | 79 |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| Unknown but Overseas Born | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |