The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) in 2017-2018. The category ‘Other’ counts all remaining countries with only one or two clients.
A total of 5,328 individuals settled in the EMR between July 2017 and June 2018. This is a decrease of 44.5% compared to the previous year when 9601 individuals settled in the EMR. Arrivals born in China and India are the predominant category making up 72% of all those who arrived within the year.
The top 5 Countries of Birth for people settling in the EMR was China 38% (2024), India 19% (999), Myanmar 4% (207), Malaysia 4% (202) & Sri Lanka 3% (164).
Local Government Areas with the highest numbers of individuals arriving across all three visa types were Monash 28% (1502), Whitehorse 25% (1322) and Boroondara 18% (976).
In 2017-2018, 60% (211) of Humanitarian Visa arrivals settled in the City of Maroondah followed by Shire of Yarra Ranges 19% (65), City of Knox 7% (24), City of Manningham 7% (24) and City of Whitehorse 4% (14).
The LGA’s with the highest number of individuals arriving by Family Stream Visas were the City of Whitehorse 25% (338), City of Monash 23% (309) and City of Boroondara 15% (201).
Skilled Visa entries is the most predominant visa entry across 4 of the seven LGA’s in the EMR being Monash 33% (1186), Whitehorse 27% (970), Boroondara 21% (769) and Manningham 10% (351).
There was a decrease of all visa entrants across the EMR in 2017-2018. The number of people arriving on a Humanitarian Visa has decreased by 20% from July 2016-June 2017 which was 439 individuals to 351 in July 2017-June 2018. The number of people arriving on a Family Stream Visa has decreased by 39% from July 2016-June 2017 which was 2226 individuals to 1362 in July 2017-June 2018. The number of people arriving on a Skilled Visa has decreased by 48% from July 2016- June 2017 which was 6936 individuals to 3615 in July 2017- June 2018.
Humanitarian Visa entrants are people arriving as permanent residents who are refugees.
Within the EMR 351 individuals arrived on a Humanitarian Visa in 2017-2018.
The top 5 countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Humanitarian Visa was Myanmar 59% (206), Iran 9% (33), Malaysia 8% (29), Syria 7% (23) and India 5% (18). Please note, refugees from Malyasia and India are usually children of
refugees from Myanmar.
Family Stream migrants are those sponsored by a family member who is a permanent resident or citizen of Australia. Such entrants may or may not be from a refugee background.
Family Stream migration has four main categories in which entrants can come under – partner, child, parent and other family.
In the EMR 1362 individuals arrived on a Family Stream visa in 2017-2018.
The top 5 countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Family Stream visa was China 55% (746), India 5% (66), Malaysia 4% (60), Hong Kong 3% (42) and Sri Lanka 3% (40).
People arriving on a Skilled Migrant Visa have specific professional skills that they can contribute to the Australian workforce.
People on a Skilled Visa may be permanent or temporary residents.
In the EMR 3615 individuals arrived in on a Skilled Visa in 2017-2018.
The top 5 countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Skilled Visa was China 35% (3615), India 24% (868), Malaysia 4% (138), Sri Lanka 4% (134) and Iran 3% (120).
Data Source: Department of Social Services
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For census data please see the following links
Victorian Multicultural Commission website
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Census data
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/2016
In the Settlement Data in the Eastern Metropolitan Region – July 2017 to June 2018 section
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City of Maroondah Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Maroondah. The category ‘Other’ consists of…
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City of Manningham Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Manningham. The category ‘Other’ consists of…
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Shire of Yarra Ranges Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the Shire of Yarra Ranges. The category ‘Other’ consists…
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City of Monash Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Monash. The category ‘Other’ consists of…
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City of Whitehorse Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Whitehorse. The category ‘Other’ consists of…
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City of Boroondara – Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals in the City of Boroondara. The category ‘Other’ consists of all remaining…
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City of Knox Settlement Data – July 2017 to June 2018
The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Knox. The category ‘Other’ consists of all…