Why the hell do u want to emigrate to Aus? Aussie are
leaving!
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Migration
loss to Aussie highest in nearly 20 years
CANBERRA - New Zealand is the biggest beneficiary after
Australia experienced its biggest annual exodus on record.
Almost 77,000 people left the Australia permanently in 2007-08, a
new report shows.
The main countries of intended residence for all permanent
departures were New Zealand (18.4 per cent), the United Kingdom
(17.8 per cent), the United States (9.3 per cent), Hong Kong (7.2
per cent) and Singapore (6.4
per cent).
The migration from Australia will go only some way to redressing
the balance on this side of the Tasman as official figures showed
the annual loss of people from New Zealand to Australia hit a
19-1/2-year high in August.
Almost two thirds of those who left the country permanently were
aged between 25 and 54.
A further 102,066 Australian residents left the country for a year
or more with more than 55 per cent in professional occupations or
trades, the Emigration 2007-2008 report shows.
The report showed almost half of those who left Australia
permanently were in skilled jobs.
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the figures showed
that emigration played a significant role in Australia's current
skills shortage.
"Historically high numbers of our young, highly skilled people are
moving overseas to live and work," Senator Evans said.
The exodus in 2007-08 represents a 6.7 per cent increase on the
previous year and a 325 per cent increase on the low of 18,100
people who left permanently in 1985-86.
"These latest figures also reflect the current global demand for
skills and the internationalisation of the labour market as part of
the broader process of globalisation," Senator Evans said.
Those leaving are almost equally divided between Australian born
and overseas born.
Residents of NSW led the exodus with 31,390 people, followed by
Victoria (16,408), Queensland (15,289), Western Australia (8,388)
and South Australia (3,140).
Of the permanent departures, 39,467 or 51 per cent were men
compared to 37,456 women (49 per cent).
Although there were 149,635 permanent arrivals in 2007-08, the net
gain - arrivals minus permanent departures - was the 10th highest
recorded.
- AAP
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