Australia welcomed 171,000 immigrants in FY 2021-2022

Highlights: Australia welcomed a large number of immigrants in FY 2021-2022

• Australia invited 171,000 candidates in the FY 2021-2022
• National migrant arrivals increased by 171 percent in comparison to the previous financial year
• Number of immigrants increased in each state of Australia
• Immigrants invited through temporary visas increased to 239,000 from 29,600
• Visas immigration was increased to 67,900 from 37,000

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Australian population increased through temporary and permanent visa immigrants

Australia invited 171,000 immigrants in the FY 2021-2022 which came to an end on June 30, 2022. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, national migrant arrivals rose by 171 percent.

Increase in the number of immigrants in each Australian state

Each state in Australia showed an increase in the number of immigrants and the table below reveals the details:

State	Number of immigrants
NSW	62,210
Vic.	55,630
Qld	23,430
SA	12,080
WA	9,500
ACT	3,120.00
Tas.	2,740
NT	2,130
Total	170,840

Immigration increase through temporary and permanent visas

The details of immigration comparison between FY 2020-2021 and FY 2021-2022 through temporary and permanent visas can be found in the table below:

Visas	FY 2020-2021	FY 2021-2022
Temporary	29,600	2,39,000
Permanent	37,000	67,900

A comparison of the increase in the number of immigrants in different financial years through temporary and permanent visas can be found in the tables below:

Permanent visas

Visas	2018-19	2020-21	2021-22	Annual Change 2020-21 To 2021-22
Visa groupings	‘000	‘000	‘000	‘000
Family	24.3	15.7	24.8	9.1
Skilled (permanent)	38.2	14.6	27.2	12.6
Special eligibility & humanitarian	15.3	0.6	7.3	6.8
Other (permanent)	7.5	6.1	8.5	2.4
Total Permanent Visas	85.4	37	67.9	30.9

Temporary visas

Visas	2018-19	2020-21	2021-22	Annual Change 2020-21 To 2021-22
Visa groupings	‘000	‘000	‘000	‘000
Student – vocational education and training	22.6	0.1	20	19.8
Student – higher education	111.3	0.7	96.9	96.2
Student – other	30.4	0.7	20.1	19.5
Skilled (temporary)	32.6	9	22.5	13.5
Working holiday	49.1	1	13.5	12.5
Visitors	91.2	7.7	39	31.3
Other (temporary)	13.4	10.4	28	17.6
Total Temporary Visas	350.7	29.6	239.9	210.3

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