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| Fewer Australians are moving overseas, but more are moving to Victoria | Fewer Australians are moving overseas, but more are moving to Victoria |
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| Fewer Australians are moving overseas, the latest migration data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, but people are increasingly moving to Victoria from other states and territories. | Fewer Australians are moving overseas, the latest migration data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, but people are increasingly moving to Victoria from other states and territories. |
| Last year, the net overseas migration figure was 184,100 people, a fall of 15% from the previous year. Migration to Australia added 473,500 people to the population, 5.3% fewer than the previous year. | |
| Victoria recorded its highest interstate migration in more than 40 years, with most of the new arrivals – 2,700 – coming from New South Wales. This was followed by 2,100 from South Australia and 1,400 from Western Australia. | Victoria recorded its highest interstate migration in more than 40 years, with most of the new arrivals – 2,700 – coming from New South Wales. This was followed by 2,100 from South Australia and 1,400 from Western Australia. |
| In Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, more people left the state in 2014 than arrived, but all jurisdictions increased their overall population thanks to the number of births exceeding the number of deaths. | In Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, more people left the state in 2014 than arrived, but all jurisdictions increased their overall population thanks to the number of births exceeding the number of deaths. |
| The bureau’s director of demography, Denise Carlton, said overseas migration had peaked in 2008, and that many “push and pull factors” influenced the rate of this movement. | The bureau’s director of demography, Denise Carlton, said overseas migration had peaked in 2008, and that many “push and pull factors” influenced the rate of this movement. |
| “We’ve certainly seen a slowing of movement of people heading overseas,” she said. “There are a wide range of factors that might influence that, anything from economic and social conditions here and overseas, to government policy.” | “We’ve certainly seen a slowing of movement of people heading overseas,” she said. “There are a wide range of factors that might influence that, anything from economic and social conditions here and overseas, to government policy.” |
| Carolyn Whitzman, a professor of urban planning at the University of Melbourne, said the data highlighted the need for capital cities to develop better plans for growth. | Carolyn Whitzman, a professor of urban planning at the University of Melbourne, said the data highlighted the need for capital cities to develop better plans for growth. |
| Australia’s population increased by 330,200 to reach 23.6m by the end of last year, representing a growth rate of 1.4%. | Australia’s population increased by 330,200 to reach 23.6m by the end of last year, representing a growth rate of 1.4%. |
| “I don’t think population growth is the problem per se, because cities like Melbourne have seen growth at a higher rate over much of its history,” Whitzman said. | “I don’t think population growth is the problem per se, because cities like Melbourne have seen growth at a higher rate over much of its history,” Whitzman said. |
| “The problem is, we aren’t planning for the future. The bottom line is, whether Melbourne, Syndey and Perth grow at all, there is a need for better kinds of housing, transport and social infrastructure, like schools and healthcare.” | “The problem is, we aren’t planning for the future. The bottom line is, whether Melbourne, Syndey and Perth grow at all, there is a need for better kinds of housing, transport and social infrastructure, like schools and healthcare.” |
| She suspected growth in jobs in the healthcare and education sectors had contributed to the movement to Victoria. | She suspected growth in jobs in the healthcare and education sectors had contributed to the movement to Victoria. |
| But it was important that the infrastructure built to support those industries, such as hospitals, schools and public transport, were spread equitably, she said. | But it was important that the infrastructure built to support those industries, such as hospitals, schools and public transport, were spread equitably, she said. |
| “Unfortunately, major cities see rapid urban sprawl, coupled with infrastructure not catching up,” Whitzman said. | “Unfortunately, major cities see rapid urban sprawl, coupled with infrastructure not catching up,” Whitzman said. |