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A collection of various statistics that I am
accumulating:
Migrants Returning - Overseas Arrivals and
Departures tables
A question I have often seen is....
How many Migrants really go back ?
I've seen some numbers and peoples reactions to those numbers, although not
always explained correctly, so here is some info from DIMIA, for the year 2003,
the latest I can find.
Actual figures for those British Migrants that do return to the UK.
A total of 12,508 UK Born Migrants arrived in Australia in 2003.
The departures figures for ALL British migrants permanently leaving
during that year were:
Those having stayed less than 2 years: 685 left the country, to return
home (about 1 in 20 of the number arriving)
Those having stayed between 2 and 4 years: 688 left the country, to return home.
If those figures are average, then about 90% will stay for 5 or more years,
and about 70% will stay for life.
Using the 2003 figures, about 31% would return to the UK at some stage, but many
of that % will stay here for the majority of their lives, before returning.
Some of those that return, do in fact come back again.
I have been asked why the numbers sometimes seem higher than this.
My view is that the vast majority of migrants no longer use the forums once they
are settled.
Therefore you will tend not to get the true average opinion of ALL
migrants.
You will mainly only get opinions from those that are still not yet fully
settled, and are still using the forums to keep in touch with other British
people.
Obviously there are exceptions to this, as some are, or were, just addicted :)
Source:
www.immi.gov.au -
Overseas Arrivals and Departures tables
Population by States 1901 to 2003
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POPULATION By states and territories |
| Year |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Aust. |
| 1901 |
1,361.70 |
1,203.00 |
502.3 |
356.1 |
188.6 |
171.7 |
4.8 |
. . |
3,788.10 |
| 1913 |
1,817.90 |
1,393.20 |
659.3 |
437.4 |
313.3 |
192.9 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
4,820.20 |
| 1923 |
2,200.40 |
1,607.70 |
798 |
514.6 |
350.6 |
214.9 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
5,693.40 |
| 1933 |
2,600.80 |
1,820.30 |
947.5 |
580.9 |
438.9 |
227.6 |
4.9 |
8.9 |
6,629.80 |
| 1943 |
2,857.70 |
1,974.10 |
1,048.40 |
613 |
475.3 |
242.6 |
10.4 |
13.4 |
7,234.90 |
| 1953 |
3,383.80 |
2,395.30 |
1,291.40 |
775.8 |
620.5 |
304.1 |
15.9 |
28.6 |
8,815.40 |
| 1956 |
3,554.30 |
2,593.50 |
1,381.60 |
848.6 |
674.5 |
318.5 |
19.6 |
35.1 |
9,425.60 |
| 1963 |
4,050.00 |
3,040.80 |
1,577.90 |
1,010.70 |
788.3 |
360.7 |
48.5 |
73.4 |
10,950.40 |
| 1973 |
4,841.90 |
3,707.70 |
1,952.00 |
1,228.50 |
1,101.00 |
403.1 |
97.1 |
173.3 |
13,504.50 |
| 1983 |
5,353.00 |
4,035.70 |
2,482.30 |
1,345.80 |
1,369.10 |
432.8 |
135.9 |
239 |
15,393.50 |
| 1993 |
6,004.90 |
4,472.40 |
3,109.80 |
1,460.70 |
1,677.70 |
471.7 |
170.7 |
299.3 |
17,667.10 |
| 2000 |
6,486.20 |
4,741.30 |
3,561.50 |
1,505.00 |
1,874.50 |
471.4 |
195.6 |
315.2 |
19,153.40 |
| 2001 |
6,575.20 |
4,804.70 |
3,628.90 |
1,511.70 |
1,901.20 |
471.8 |
197.8 |
319.3 |
19,413.20 |
| 2002 |
6,634.10 |
4,857.20 |
3,711.00 |
1,518.70 |
1,924.60 |
472.6 |
198.7 |
321.5 |
19,641.00 |
| 2003 |
6,686.80 |
4,917.30 |
3,796.20 |
1,527.10 |
1,952.20 |
477.1 |
198.3 |
322.8 |
19,880.60 |
| 50yrs growth |
98% |
105% |
194% |
97% |
215% |
57% |
1147% |
1029% |
126% |
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| 2004 |
6,709.00 |
4,984.00 |
3,908.70 |
1,540.60 |
1,982.60 |
482.8 |
202.2 |
327.4 |
20,139.80 |
| 2005 |
6,756.00 |
5,051.70 |
4,005.80 |
1,552.80 |
2,017.30 |
486.5 |
206.6 |
330.1 |
20,409.10 |
| 2006 |
6,817.20 |
5,128.30 |
4,091.50 |
1,568.20 |
2,059.00 |
489.9 |
210.7 |
334.2 |
20,701.50 |
| 50yrs growth |
92% |
98% |
196% |
85% |
205% |
54% |
975% |
852% |
120% |
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Comparing the 50 year growth rates at 2003 and 2006, Queensland is the only
State to be expanding its growth rate, (from 50 years prior), all other States
have slowed slightly.
Source: 2005 -
www.abs.gov.au
: 2008 -
www.ato.gov.au
Australia's Population grew by 3.8% from 2000
to 2003 (QLD & WA exceeded the average), and by 8.08% from 2000 to 2006 (QLD, WA
& VIC exceeded the average)
The individual State population growths were:
State Growth 2000-2003 |
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State Growth 2000-2003 |
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State Growth 2000-2003 |
| QLD |
6.59% |
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QLD |
14.88% |
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QLD |
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| WA |
4.15% |
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WA |
9.84% |
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WA |
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| VIC |
3.71% |
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VIC |
8.16% |
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VIC |
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| NSW |
3.09% |
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NSW |
5.10% |
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NSW |
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| ACT |
2.41% |
|
ACT |
6.03% |
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ACT |
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| SA |
1.47% |
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SA |
4.20% |
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SA |
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| NT |
1.38% |
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NT |
7.72% |
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NT |
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| TAS |
1.21% |
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TAS |
3.92% |
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TAS |
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UK Born Population by State, from the 2001 census.
12% of the Population of Perth, WA are UK born
11% of the Population of Western Australia are UK born
5% of the Population of Sydney, NSW are UK born
4% of the Population of New South Wales are UK born
6% of the Population of Brisbane, QLD are UK born
5% of the Population of Queensland are UK born
9% of the Population of Adelaide, SA are UK born
8% of the Population of South Australia are UK born
5% of the Population of Melbourne, VIC are UK born
4% of the Population of Victoria are UK born
5% of the Population of Hobart, TAS are UK born
5% of the Population of Tasmania are UK born
In the
2001 Census it shows that there were 1,036,245 UK born people in Australia
In the
2006 Census it shows that there were 856,900 English born people in
Australia, and another 130,200 born in Scotland.
Australian born population, statistics at 2001 census
- Sydney 61%
- Perth 63%
- Melbourne 65%
- Adelaide 72%
- Brisbane 74%
- Hobart 83%
Price of Petrol
In most Australian States the price of petrol varies from day to day.
It is commonly held that Tuesdays are the discounted petrol price days, although
I find my area is the same on Wednesdays. Western Australia is the current
exception due to their "Fuel Watch" scheme.
Prices from the last 8 days (to 21 April 2008) taken from
Motormouth.com show the following: (Prices in cents per litre)
Area Low High a variation of
The price of Petrol in Brisbane varied between 130.8 and 142.7 a variation of
11.9 cents
The price of Petrol in Sydney varied between 138.7 and 150.1 a variation of 11.4
cents
The price of Petrol in Melbourne varied between 139.1 and 149.6 a variation of
10.5 cents
The price of Petrol in Adelaide varied between 139.6 and 151.9 a variation of
12.3 cents
The price of Petrol in Perth varied between 140.4 and 141.2 a variation of 0.8
cents
The price of Petrol in Gold Coast varied between 133.6 and 143.1 a variation of
9.5 cents
The price of Petrol in Sunshine Coast varied between 131.9 and 140.6 a variation
of 8.7 cents
It can be seen that Perth, in WA, is the most expensive area when the nations
petrol prices are on the low cycle, but are the lowest, when at the peak of the
higher price cycle.
Daily examples for Brisbane for the 8 days to 21st April 2008 were quoted
as:
Mon 132.7c
Tue 130.8c
Wed 130.9c
Thu 142.7c
Fri 141.5c
Sat 138.4c
Sun 136.2c
Mon 135.0c
During this time the prices in Perth only varied between 140.4 and 141.2.
The government is currently looking at extending the Fuel Watch system
nationwide. My calculations* show that the average price in Brisbane, under
that system, would have been between 135.8 and 136.6 during the 8 days to 21st
April 2008. This would have the effect of INCREASING the price of petrol on the
cheap days by about 5 cents per litre, and REDUCING the price on the two highest
days by between 5 to 7 cents per litre.
It would mean smaller queues at the petrol stations on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays though, as it wouldn't matter what day we fill up.
* My calculation is based on factoring Perth's daily price against the
average for those 8 days, and using the same daily multiplication factor against
Brisbane average for that same period to create daily prices.
Historic Price of Petrol in
Australia:
1980 Price of Petrol $0.32 per litre
1994 Price of Petrol $0.69 per litre
2003 Price of Petrol $1.00 per litre
2006 Price of Petrol $1.33 per litre
Crime and Safety,
Australia, 2003
There were 7,479,200 households in Australia in
April 2002. In the 12 months prior to the survey it is estimated that:
- 354,000 (4.7%) households were victims of at
least one break-in to their home, garage or shed
- 254,600 (3.4%) households found signs of at
least one attempted break-in
- 553,500 (7.4%) households overall were
victims of either a break-in or an attempted break-in
- 134,300 (1.8%) households had at least one
motor vehicle stolen.
In total, 665,400 households were victims of
these selected household crimes. That is, an estimated 8.9% of households
experienced at least one of these crimes in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Source:
www.abs.gov.au
Australian Labour
Market Statistics
In November 2004, there were 9.8 million people
who were employed. Of these, 2.9 million people (or 30%) usually worked less
than 35 hours a week in all jobs. About 400,000 people (or 4% of all employed
people) usually worked less than 8 hours a week.
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1. Employed people, By hours usually worked in all jobs each week - Nov 2004
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People
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| Hours
usually worked in all jobs each week |
'000
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%
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| 0 |
29.9
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0.3
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| 1-7 |
369.6
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3.8
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| 8-14 |
563.5
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5.8
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| 15-24 |
1,044.0
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10.7
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| 25-34 |
894.6
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9.1
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| 35-39 |
1,917.1
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19.6
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| 40 or more |
4,967.7
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50.8
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51.4% in 2007 |
| Total |
9,786.5
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100.0
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Source:
www.abs.gov.au
Source: 2007 data at Table 10 at
www.ato.gov.au
Taxation Statistics 2000-01
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Table 3.24: Highest and lowest mean
income-earning postcodes � Australia, 2000�01 income year |
| Postcode |
Number with a Taxable Income |
Total Taxable income |
Mean taxable income |
Net tax |
Mean net tax |
Net tax ratio |
| |
No. |
$�000 |
$ |
$�000 |
$ |
% |
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Top 10 |
| 2027 |
4,810 |
619,050 |
128,701 |
243,809 |
50,688 |
39.4 |
| 3142 |
8,068 |
899,574 |
111,499 |
341,937 |
42,382 |
38.0 |
| 2023 |
5,130 |
535,076 |
104,303 |
199,875 |
38,962 |
37.4 |
| 2088 |
15,635 |
1,544,428 |
98,780 |
570,987 |
36,520 |
37.0 |
| 2110 |
4,592 |
437,815 |
95,343 |
160,974 |
35,055 |
36.8 |
| 3944 |
196 |
18,451 |
94,140 |
6,778 |
34,579 |
36.7 |
| 2063 |
3,284 |
293,505 |
89,374 |
105,985 |
32,273 |
36.1 |
| 2030 |
7,785 |
688,273 |
88,410 |
249,172 |
32,007 |
36.2 |
| 2108 |
1,019 |
89,299 |
87,634 |
32,183 |
31,583 |
36.0 |
| 2061 |
3,226 |
280,456 |
86,936 |
99,885 |
30,962 |
35.6 |
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Bottom 10 (Very small communities) |
| 3520 |
51 |
1,228 |
24,085 |
185 |
3,628 |
15.1 |
| 7187 |
50 |
1,189 |
23,783 |
197 |
3,936 |
16.5 |
| 4425 |
82 |
1,942 |
23,679 |
315 |
3,843 |
16.2 |
| 5470 |
59 |
1,395 |
23,650 |
208 |
3,524 |
14.9 |
| 7178 |
52 |
1,197 |
23,022 |
174 |
3,343 |
14.5 |
| 4467 |
85 |
1,950 |
22,944 |
286 |
3,370 |
14.7 |
| 4412 |
90 |
2,028 |
22,529 |
310 |
3,446 |
15.3 |
| 4365 |
51 |
1,120 |
21,965 |
174 |
3,418 |
15.6 |
| 5655 |
55 |
1,177 |
21,404 |
175 |
3,189 |
14.9 |
| 2308 |
67 |
1,419 |
21,172 |
229 |
3,421 |
16.2 |
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| Total |
8,351,250 |
321,852,421 |
38,539 |
78,016,244 |
9,342 |
24.2 |
Source: 2000-2001
ATO
2002-2003 is available at
ATO
Note about numbers of taxpayers in
each of the above TOP & Bottom postcode areas:
Postcode 2027 has a population of
7,324, with 4,810 taxpayers. 66% pay tax.
Postcode 2061 has a population of
5,731 with 3226 taxpayers. 56% pay tax.
Postcode 3520 has a population of
185, with 51 taxpayers. 28% pay tax.
Postcode 2308 has an unknown
population.
As an idea of average population per postcode, I live in what I consider to
be "average" areas, and my last three postcode addresses have had populations of
22,809 30,131 and 21,244.
2027 Darling Point, Edgecliff, Point Piper: Population: 7,324. 64%
Australian. 8% UK.
3142 Toorak: Population: 12,797. 72% Australian. 5% UK.
2023 Bellevue Hill: Population: 9,275. 62% Australian. 6% UK.
2088 Mosman: Population: 25,876. 69% Australian. 10% UK.
3520 Kinypanial: Population: 185. 89%
Australian. 4% UK.
5655 Kaldoonera: Population: 207. 99%
Australian. 1% UK.
The Tax Office data shows that in 2005-06:
* Half of the nation's income tax bill was paid by the one in eight
taxpayers at the top of the income ladder (those declaring incomes of
$70,000 or more).
UPDATE
Taxation Statistics 2002-03
Source:
www.ato.gov.au
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Highest and lowest mean income-earning postcodes -
Australia, 2002-03 income year |
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| Postcode |
Taxable People |
Taxable Income |
Mean Taxable |
Net Tax |
Mean Net Tax |
Net Tax ratio |
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No |
$'000's |
$ |
$'000's |
$ |
% |
| Top 10 |
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| 3944* |
234 |
28,030 |
119,788 |
10,881 |
46,500 |
38.8 |
| 2027 |
4,762 |
526,710 |
110,607 |
199,326 |
41,858 |
37.8 |
| 3142 |
8,160 |
893,959 |
109,554 |
336,445 |
41,231 |
37.6 |
| 2023 |
5,033 |
507,129 |
100,761 |
187,005 |
37,156 |
36.9 |
| 2030 |
7,602 |
745,017 |
98,003 |
275,829 |
36,284 |
37 |
| 2088 |
15,519 |
1,520,802 |
97,996 |
555,598 |
35,801 |
36.5 |
| 2110 |
4,522 |
435,001 |
96,197 |
159,853 |
35,350 |
36.7 |
| 2063 |
3,218 |
306,475 |
95,238 |
112,716 |
35,027 |
36.8 |
| 2025 |
4,230 |
366,030 |
86,532 |
129,594 |
30,637 |
35.4 |
| 2071 |
6,108 |
526,700 |
86,231 |
184,955 |
30,281 |
35.1 |
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Bottom 10 |
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| 4467 |
56 |
1,446 |
25,827 |
273 |
4,866 |
18.8 |
| 2735 |
146 |
3,746 |
25,658 |
659 |
4,516 |
17.6 |
| 7264 |
207 |
5,245 |
25,339 |
916 |
4,425 |
17.5 |
| 4365 |
62 |
1,560 |
25,168 |
258 |
4,169 |
16.6 |
| 3475 |
117 |
2,884 |
24,647 |
487 |
4,159 |
16.9 |
| 3487 |
56 |
1,380 |
24,642 |
256 |
4,570 |
18.5 |
| 6327 |
51 |
1,213 |
23,780 |
214 |
4,205 |
17.7 |
| 4418 |
52 |
1,219 |
23,451 |
206 |
3,968 |
16.9 |
| 3800 |
67 |
1,559 |
23,264 |
308 |
4,596 |
19.8 |
| 2308 |
68 |
1,494 |
21,965 |
284 |
4,182 |
19 |
| Total |
8,634,246 |
352,499,306 |
40,826 |
87,849,050 |
10,174 |
24.9 |
* Postcode 3944
Portsea, VIC:
Population: 335, 88% Australian. 6% UK. 70% of
this population pay tax. 82% of the population are of working age.
House to Income Price
Comparisons
UK Average House Prices
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/uk_house_prices/html/houses.stm
Average UK House price is �194,589 (July to September 2005) (Update: In December 2005, the average price of
a property in England and Wales was �196,042)
www.ft.com
Detached: �301,771
Semi-detached: �177,087
Terraced: �151,826
Flat: �174,886
UK Average wages
http://money.guardian.co.uk/pay/story/0,13871,1415864,00.html
The UK national average salary is �22,411 (Feb 2005)
Therefore the average UK House to Income Ratio = 1 : 8.68
Australian average house prices
Source:
www.theage.com.au
March quarter 2005
Adelaide $267,000
Brisbane $312,500
Canberra $375,000
Darwin $255,000
Hobart $240,000
Melbourne $309,000
Perth $290,000
Sydney $485,000
Capital city average $375,000
Based on House prices in Sept 20005, the ratio
of House prices in capital cities to Australian average annual wages are as
follows:
Source:
www.findem.com.au 8 January 2006
Sydney - 9.8
Melbourne - 6.8
Brisbane - 5.8
Adelaide - 5.1
Perth - 5.8
Canberra - 6.6
Hobart - 5.0
Darwin - 5.6
World Wide Cost of Living Rankings 2005
- http://www.finfacts.com/costofliving.htm
Some basic info from the above site, on Cost of
Living indexes throughout the world:
UK Cities are Ranked:
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3rd London, United Kingdom
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40th Glasgow, United Kingdom
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47th Birmingham, United Kingdom
Australian Cities are ranked:
The 1st place went to Tokyo, Japan, being the
most expensive city in the world to live in.
The survey covers 144 cities across six
continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location,
including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.
Standard Variable Banks Housing loans.
Source RBA http://www.rba.gov.au/Statistics/Bulletin/F05hist.xls
F05 INDICATOR LENDING RATES
Jan-2000 6.80%
Feb-2000 7.30%
Apr-2000 7.55%
May-2000 7.80%
Aug-2000 8.05%
Feb-2001 7.55%
Mar-2001 7.30%
Apr-2001 6.80%
Sep-2001 6.55%
Oct-2001 6.30%
Dec-2001 6.05%
May-2002 6.30%
Jun-2002 6.55%
Nov-2003 6.80%
Dec-2003 7.05%
Mar-2005 7.30%
May-2006 7.55%
Aug-2006 7.80%
Nov-2006 8.05%
Aug-2007 8.30%
Nov-2007 8.55%
Jan-2008 8.70%
Feb-2008 9.00%
Mar-2008 9.35%
Apr-2008 9.45%
Jul-2008 9.60%
Sep-2008 9.35%
Oct-2008 .........
Nov-2008 .........
The question of an Australian Republic.
In 1999, on Saturday November 6th, a referendum was held in Australia to ask
the question "To alter the Constitution to establish
the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General
being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members
of the Commonwealth Parliament."
The result was: FOR a republic 5,273,024 (45.13%) : AGAINST
a republic 6,410,787 (54.87%) Source:
www.aph.gov.au
The closest State was Victoria where the result was Victoria 49.84% FOR and
50.16% AGAINST
The two extremes were:
Queensland with a result of 37.44% FOR and 62.56% AGAINST
Australian Capital Territory with 63.27% FOR and 36.73%
AGAINST
Many people felt that the question was worded to favour the AGAINST vote, and
that it would have been a different result if the question was worded
differently.
Two websites that show views on a Republic are:
www.johnston-independent.com
www.cameratim.com
One from an Independent Politician, and the other from a personal viewpoint.
Common Internet Search Terms:
From my records I have found the following to be very common search terms used
by people in internet search engines:
british expats australia
british expats in australia
british expats website austrailia
brits in australia
brits in oz
expats in australia
expats in oz
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