European Migration To Australia Post Ww2
. In 1955 the one millionth post-war migrant arrived. Read about The White Australia Policy and Post-War Migration.
In 1948 parliament legislated to create Australian citizenship previously Australians were considered British citizens. Today more than 23 million people live here. Their arrival has had a marked influence on all aspects of our society.
From 1945 onwards many Europeans migrated to Australia.
The Australian government mostly made up of men with British connections continued to preference British migrants. Western Europe was supported by the United States while Eastern Europe was invaded by the Soviet Union. Between 1945 and 1965 two million immigrants arrived in Australia. As the name suggests the scheme allowed for affordable travel to Australia with the cost of an adult ticket a mere 10 and all children traveling for free by the 1960s Hammerton.
