Highest Immigrants In Australia
. In 2011 the official indigenous population of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders was over 548000 or 25 of the total population up from 116000 in 1976. Overall a total of 395000 people from the UK left the country during 2008 emigrating to countries such as Australia Canada New Zealand Spain and France.
Immigrants account for 30 of the countrys population the highest proportion among major Western nations. Saudi Arabia has however a higher percentage of people born outside the country. In fact 24 million Australians ie.
Sydney and Melbourne are receiving the highest number of immigrants.
In 2016 those born in England just over 1 million people continued to be the largest group of overseas-born residents in Australia. New Zealand-born 568000 people were in second place while Chinese-born 558000 people were in third place. Both these states experienced highest immigration rates. 2008 saw the highest level of immigration to Australias since the late 1960s.
