Record migration drives Australian population growth
STORY: Record migration drives Australian population growth
SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024
DATELINE: March 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:59
LOCATION: Canberra
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. children playing
2. various of the ABS building
3. various of local residents
STORYLINE:
Australia's migrant intake has hit a record-high, driving a spike in population growth.
According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, 765,900 migrants arrived in Australia in the 12 months to the end of September 2023, an increase of 33.9 percent from the previous 12 months.
In the same period, there were 217,100 migrant departures, resulting in net overseas migration of 548,800, the highest figure on record for a 12-month period.
"Net overseas migration grew by 60 percent compared with the previous year," Beidar Cho, head of demography at the ABS, said in a media release.
In the three months to the end of September, net overseas migration added 145,200 people to the Australian populati
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