Indians second largest migrants |
Indians have become the second largest group of migrants living in Australia since 2011 at 1,63,000, following people of Chinese origin. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest figures of the country`s fast changing population and demographics that has recorded 1.3 million new migrants settled in Australia since 2011 from around 180 countries, including India and China. Census 2016 recorded new migrants from India at 1,63,000, emerging as the most common country of birth of new arrivals after China at 1,91,000 new migrants.The census updated the Australian population to 24.4 million people in 2016 from over 21.5 million in 2011. It said that of all Australian residents, slightly more than a quarter of people (26 per cent) said they were born overseas, with England remaining the most common country of birth other than Australia. China, India, and the Philippines topped the list as countries of birth other than Australia, for Australian residents. The proportion of people born in China and India has risen since 2011 from 6 per cent to 8.3 per cent, and 5.6 per cent to 7.4 per cent, respectively.
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