The graph indicates the top 10 countries of birth for new arrivals into the City of Maroondah. The category ‘Other’ consists of all remaining countries of birth after the top 10.
A total of 435 individuals settled in the City of Maroondah between July 2017 – June 2018. This is a decrease of 32% compared to the previous year when 641 individuals settled in the City of Maroondah.
The top 5 Countries of Birth for people settling in the City of Maroondah was Myanmar 34% (146), China 18% (77), India 16% (69) Malaysia 5% (22) and Iran 5% (21).
Humanitarian Visa arrivals made up the highest number of arrivals within the City of Maroondah followed by Skilled Visa Migrants and Family Stream Migrants.
The number of people arriving on a Humanitarian Visa has decreased by 6% from July 2016-June 2017 which was 225 individuals to 211 in July 2017-June 2018.
The number of people arriving on a Skilled Visa has decreased by 43% from July 2016- June 2017 which was 235 individuals to 120 in July 2017- June 2018.
The number of people arriving on a Family Stream Visa has decreased by 49% from July 2016-June 2017 which was 181 individuals to 104 in July 2017 – June 2018.
Within the City of Maroondah 211 individuals arrived on a Humanitarian Visa between July 2017 – June 2018
The top countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Humanitarian Visa were Myanmar 69% (145), Malaysia 9% (20), India 6% (12), Thailand 4% (9) & Iran 3% (6).
‘Other’ consists of 6 countries with < 5 settlers.
Individuals born in Malaysia and Thailand are generally children of individuals from Burma living in refugee camps.
In the City of Maroondah 104 individuals arrived on a Family Stream Visa between July 2017 – June 2018.
The top countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Family Stream Visa were China 51% (53), India 13% (14) and Cambodia 7% (7).
‘Other’ consists of 19 countries with <5 settlers.
In the City of Maroondah 120 individuals arrived on a Skilled Visa between July 2017 – June 2018
The top 5 countries of birth for individuals arriving on a Skilled Visa was India 36% (43) China 20% (24), Iran 12% (14) and Philippines 8% (10).
‘Other’ consists of 18 countries with < 5 settlers.
Instances where there have been < 5 settlers have been counted as 1. For privacy reasons the accurate figure is not disclosed. ‘Other’ consists of 27 countries with < 5 settlers.
Source: Department of Social Services
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