Some Australian Statistics

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 been looking for some recent figures, and will update this page at some stage soon, however, I do have these figures to be going on with:

UK Born Migrants to Australia

2002/2003
12,508 Total settler Arrivals
3,628 Total Permanent Departures
Based on that, a total of 29% returned at some point in their lives

685 are stated as having left within the first two years
688 stayed for between 3 and 5 years
2,255 had stayed for 5 or more years


2006/2007
23,223 Total settler Arrivals
5,626 Total Permanent Departures
Based on that, a total of 24% returned at some point in their lives.

1,001 left within the first two years
883 stayed for between 3 and 5 years
3,700 had stayed for 5 or more years


Overall this would equate to:

4.64% leave within the first two years
4.77% stay for between 3 and 5 years
17.09% stay for 5 or more years
73.5% are unaccounted for. (They may still be here)


2007/2008:

23,236 Total settler Arrivals
6,047 Total Permanent Departures
Based on that, a total of 26% returned at some point in their lives.

1,099 left within the first two years
1,012 stayed for between 3 and 5 years
3,877 had stayed for 5 or more years

2008/2009:

21,545 Total settler Arrivals
6,160 Total Permanent Departures
Based on that, a total of 28.6% returned at some point in their lives. This compares to 25.2% based on all nationalities.

1,087 left within the first two years. 5% of this years arrivals, compared to 3.5% all nationalities.
976 stayed for between 3 and 5 years. 4.5% of this years arrivals, compared to 4.0% all nationalities.
4,097 had stayed for 5 or more years. 19% of this years arrivals, compared to 17.7% all nationalities.

Source: www.immi.gov.au - Overseas Arrivals and Departures tables

Population by States 1901 to 2003

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 and 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 and VIC exceeded the average)

The individual State population growths were:

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%
  

2006 Census Estimated Resident Population by Country of Birth

• 75.41% Australian Born
  
• 24.59% Total Overseas-born comprising:
  
• 5.51% United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
  
• 2.15% New Zealand
  
• 1.25% China
  
• 1.10% Italy
  
• 0.90% Vietnam
  
• 0.87% India
  
• 0.68% Philippines
  
• 0.64% Greece
  
• 0.60% Germany
  
• 0.58% South Africa
  
• 0.52% Malaysia
  
• 0.44% Netherlands
  
• 0.42% Lebanon
  
• 0.40% Hong Kong
  
• 0.35% United States of America
  
• 0.35% Sri Lanka
  
• 0.34% Croatia
  
• 0.30% Poland
  
• 0.29% South Korea
  
• 0.29% Ireland
  
• 0.29% Indonesia
  
• 0.27% Fiji
  
• 0.25% Malta
  
• 0.24% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  

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)

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.

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.

Source: www.abs.gov.au

Source: 2007 data at Table 10 at www.ato.gov.au

Taxation Statistics 2000-01

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

* 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

Median Housing Loan Repayments in Queensland 1996, 2001 and 2006

World Wide Cost of Living Rankings 2005

Some basic info from /www.finfacts.com/costofliving.htm, on Cost of Living indexes throughout the world:

UK Cities are Ranked:

• 3rd London, United Kingdom

• 40th Glasgow, United Kingdom

• 47th Birmingham, United Kingdom

Australian Cities are ranked:

• 20th Sydney, Australia

• 68th Melbourne, Australia

• 84th Brisbane, Australia

• 89th Adelaide, Australia

• 93rd Perth, Australia

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-1996 10.50% Jan-1997 8.25% Jan 1998 6.70% Jan 1999 6.50% 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 8.35% Nov-2008 7.75% Dec-2008 6.85% Jan-2009 6.85% Feb-2009 ......%

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%) : AGAINSTa 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

Links

1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Mar 2009