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Migration in Australia and New Zealand

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International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution

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Australia and New Zealand are two countries for which the influence of migration, both international and internal, is extraordinary. Around half the population of current residents in these two countries are either themselves immigrants or the children of an immigrant. Within Australia and New Zealand, residents are highly geographically mobile, changing their usual place of residence more frequently than in most other countries. Although distinct nations with quite separate policies, Australia and New Zealand share many features with respect to international migration. Since Australia and New Zealand possess migration data of high quality, this chapter not only contributes an overview of the geographical mobility experience of these two countries of immigration and high internal mobility, these data can provide insights into migration processes which can be useful to the a broader understanding of geographical mobility internally and the development of more effective migration policy globally.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita), World Bank Atlas method in US$ in 2010 for Australia was 45,850 and New Zealand , 29,140.

  2. 2.

    Although in both countries there are problems with overstayers who remain beyond their visa’s eligibility date and others who enter as tourists but defy the conditions of their visas and work.

  3. 3.

    The 2011 enumeration in New Zealand was postponed because of the devastating Christchurch earthquake which occurred in the week before the planned census.

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    There was a small immigration of European groups, especially from Southern Europe (Price 1963; Borrie 1954).

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    Except for New Zealand ers who can enter freely.

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    The current refugee caps are: 20,000 in Australia (increased from 13,500 in 2012) and 750 in New Zealand .

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Hugo, G., Wall, J., Young, M. (2016). Migration in Australia and New Zealand. In: White, M. (eds) International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution. International Handbooks of Population, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7282-2_16

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