Highlights: Australia immigration records 171,000 more newcomers in FY 2021-2022
- In FY 2021-2022, there was a gain of 171,000 new immigrants who arrived in Australia.
- This financial year showed a great revival of Australia immigration from the pandemic years.
- Compared to 2021, immigration levels rose phenomenally in the year 2022.
Australia immigration had a phenomenal year in 2022. The report on immigration in FY 2021-2022 shows that the number of newcomers in Australia during this period rose by 171,000.
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a big dampener for Australia immigration. It even caused a dip in immigrant arrivals in Australia by 85,000 people in FY 2020-2021. But the jump in the number of immigrants in 2022 shows that Australia’s immigration is on the way up when it comes to annual performance.
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Australia Immigration by immigrant category
An interesting observation would be the number of immigrants who arrived in Australia categorized by the category of immigrants. Here’s a snapshot:
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2020-21 |
2021-22 |
Yearly CHANGE 2020-21 TO 2021-22 |
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Permanent visas |
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Family |
15,700 | 24,800 | 9,100 | |
| Skilled (permanent) | 14,600 | 27,200 |
12,600 |
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Special eligibility & humanitarian |
600 | 7,300 | 6,800 | |
| Other (permanent) | 6,100 | 8,500 |
2,400 |
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TOTAL |
37,000 | 67,800 |
30,900 |
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Temporary visas |
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Student – vocational education and training |
100 | 20,000 | 19,800 | |
| Student – higher education | 700 | 96,900 |
96,200 |
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Student – other |
700 | 20,100 | 19,500 | |
| Skilled (temporary) | 9,000 | 22,500 |
13,500 |
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Working holiday |
1,000 | 13,500 | 12,500 | |
| Visitors | 7,700 | 39,000 |
31,300 |
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Other (temporary) |
10,400 | 28,000 | 17,600 | |
| TOTAL | 29,600 | 239,900 |
210,300 |
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New Zealand citizens (subclass 444) |
17,000 | 23,200 | 6,300 | |
| Australian citizens (no visa required) | 61,400 | 61,200 |
-200 |
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TOTAL |
146,000 | 395,000 |
249,000 |
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Visa Stream |
Visa Category | 2022-23 |
| Skill | Employer Sponsored |
30,000 |
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Skilled Independent |
16,652 | |
| Regional |
25,000 |
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State/Territory Nominated |
55,000 | |
| Business Innovation & Investment |
9,500 |
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Global Talent (Independent) |
8,448 | |
| Distinguished Talent |
300 |
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Skill Total |
144,000 |
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Family |
Partner* | 40,500 |
| Parent |
15,100 |
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Child* |
12,000 | |
| Other Family |
9,600 |
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Family Total |
50,000 | |
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Special Eligibility** |
100 |
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| Total Migration Program |
195,000 |
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