Australia’s Population Becoming More Diverse

Migration data which was recently released by the ABS showed that as at June 2018, an estimated 17,650,130 residents of Australia were born in Australia. While this may seem like a high number, it shows that 29.4% of residents were born overseas. Based on data from the ABS which dates back to 1996, this is the highest share of residents born overseas on record.

The data also shows that over 2017-18, Australian born residents increased by 1.1%, overseas born residents increased in…