Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 15^th, 2024 at 1:22pm:

Too many throbbos, but.

https://www.noticer.news/australia-immigration-statistics-2023-record/





Australia allowed in a record 751,500 new immigrants in the 2023 calendar year, while the total population grew by 2.5% to 26.97 million, official statistics show.

New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed that net overseas migration was 547,300 in 2023, including 252,000 in the first half of the current financial year – meaning that Labor’s May budget forecast of 395,000 migrants in the 2023-24 financial year will prove to be too low.

The 751,500 immigrant arrivals figure is the largest in Australian history, and is an increase of 98,000 (15.0%) over 2022 when 619,600 people immigrated to Australia, also a record at that time.

The latest figure is also higher than the 737,000 arrivals in the last financial year, indicating that immigration is still increasing, rather than falling as promised by the government.

ABS head of demography Beidar Cho said: “Net overseas migration drove 84% of [the 2023] population growth, while natural increase accounted for the other 16%.”

Natural increase in 2023 was 103,900 people, 6.4% less than in 2022.

“This is made up of 287,100 births and 183,100 deaths registered in Australia,” the ABS said.

“Western Australia had the fastest growing population, up 3.3% from 2022. This was followed by Victoria, which grew by 2.8%, and Queensland, which grew by 2.6%. Tasmania saw the lowest growth, at 0.4%.”

Former Department of Immigration Deputy Secretary Abul Rizvi told ABC News there was “little to no chance” of Labor’s forecasts being correct, and predicted the actual number will be “well over 400,000”.

The figures come a day after the ABS released overseas arrivals statistics for April this year, showing 12,370 arrivals of permanent residents and 55,070 long-term overseas arrivals (those intending to stay for 12 months or more) – amounting to 16,840 a week, or 2,248 a day.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 16^th, 2024 at 6:32pm:


Every country, except Australia, has populations reacting negatively to excessive immigration.

Australian politicians are not getting the message and should be overthrown.

Australian politicians are taking no measures to accommodate the large number of immigrants and visa holders by suitable provision of housing and infrastructure.

When the music stops the investors holding unwanted housing will lose.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 16^th, 2024 at 6:39pm:


The problem is we have no choice, unless you want a recession.

It's looking like that's what is needed to help reset things, but it will ensure the Libs will be returned to power if it happens under Labor, and if the Libs are in charge of the rebuild the cycle will just continue and what will rise from the ashes will be designed to serve them and their donors, not us.

Bobby. wrote on Jun 17^th, 2024 at 8:25am:


Who is going to build them?

This is what happens when the Libs reduce safety regulations and cut TAFE funding.

But if you bring more people in to build them, there is nowhere for them to live.

You add that to the Libs commodifying the housing market for over a decade and we're in a hell of a mess.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 17^th, 2024 at 10:38am:



It was on TV last night.
The plans are for 10 story apartments in all the inner suburbs.

My town is preparing for an influx of new residents in the next 10 years. Parkhurst and northern suburbs are experiencing a real growth. When the new bridge gets built, there will be houses around Edenbrook up for grabs.

Victoria might be getting a lot of new migrants. But the locals seem to be moving up north.