Migrant counts
Summary of findings for LSIA 2
At Wave 1 of LSIA 2, the proportion of migrants by visa category is as follows: Preferential Family/Family Stream (34%), Independent (29%), Concessional Family/Skilled-Australia Linked (13%), Humanitarian (12%) and Business Skills and Employer Nomination Scheme (11%).
The most common birthplaces overall were the United Kingdom (12% of all migrants), China (10%) and India and South Africa (both 8%).
Between individual visa groups birthplaces varied widely. For example, for the Humanitarian group, the main birthplaces of Primary Applicants were Bosnia/Herzegovina (22%), Iraq (17%) and Croatia (16%). On the other hand, migrants from the Business Skills and Employer Nomination Scheme originated mainly from Indonesia (28% of Primary Applicants), Taiwan (13%) and South Africa (12%).
Humanitarian migrants and migrants from the Business Skills and Employer Nomination Scheme tended to arrive in larger groups - by Wave 2 the average size of their migrating units were 3.2 and 3.7 persons respectively. On the other hand, the vast majority (83%) of Preferential Family/Family Stream migrants arrived in Australia on their own.
Selected LSIA 1 comparisons
| Proportion of Migrants | ||
| LSIA Wave 1 (%) | LSIA Wave 2 (%) | |
| Visa category | ||
| Preferential Family/Family Stream | 42 | 34 |
| Concessional Family/Skilled-Australia Linked | 12 | 13 |
| Business Skills and Employer Nomination Scheme | 6 | 11 |
| Independent | 20 | 29 |
| Humanitarian | 21 | 12 |
| Main Birthplaces | ||
| United Kingdom | 14 | 12 |
| China | 5 | 10 |
| India | 6 | 8 |
| South Africa | 3 | 8 |
| Philippines | 6 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 2 |
Tables and charts for LSIA 2
There are eight tables and charts available in PDF format:
- Major Visa categories of migrants at Wave 1
- Minor Visa categories of migrants at Wave 1
- Size of migrating units at Wave 2
- Size of households at Wave 2
- Average size of migrating units and households at Wave 2 (chart)
- Top 10 birthplaces: All migrants at Wave 1
- Top 3 birthplaces for each Visa category: Primary Applicants at Wave 1