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The Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre was a camp set up for receiving and training migrants to Australia during the post World War II immigration boom. The camp was set on 130 hectares (320 acres) near Wodonga at the locality of Bonegilla in north east Victoria , [ 1 ] between the Hume Dam and the city of Wodonga .
From 2010 to 2015, Australia had the 14th highest net migration rate in the world. For 2015–2020, Australia's migration rate was projected to fall (statistics published in 2019), however the country's rank was expected to remain steady at 14th due to similar falls in other countries.
An estimated 89% of Māori migrant women in Australia were employed. [35] Female Māori participation in the Australian workforce was 76%, a gendered difference consistent with both Māori and non-Māori as well as NZ-born and Australian-born. [34]
Zimbabweans form a significant community in Australia with their numbers having grown to over 34,787 Zimbabwe-born as of 2018. When including their Australian and foreign born members, the government estimates at least 80,000 people being equally divided between black and white Zimbabweans [6] [7] The community is now well established, with some of the highest incomes in the country, [8] as ...
The colonies promoted migration by a variety of schemes. The Bounty Immigration Scheme (1835-1841) boosted emigration from the United Kingdom to New South Wales. [13] The South Australia Company was established to encourage settlement in South Australia by labourers and skilled migrants.
Many of these immigrants are skilled professionals, including doctors, nurses, IT specialists, and engineers, who have come to work in Australia. Indian immigrants are the largest migrant ethnic group in Melbourne and Adelaide, and are likely to become the second largest in Sydney by 2021. The Indian-born population has seen major growth from ...
Large-scale immigration from Africa to Australia is only a recent phenomenon, with Europe and Asia traditionally being the largest sources of migration to Australia. [3] Coins minted by the Tanzanian medieval kingdom of Kilwa Sultanate have been found on the Wessel Islands. They are the oldest foreign artefacts ever discovered in Australia. [4]
1986-1987: The AARC holds multiple conferences focused on the growing Asian Australian community and its challenges. [25] 1987-1988: Filipino migration to Australia peaks. [22] 1980s: Two distinct groups of Korean migrants arrived in Australia. These groups are often referred to as "container migrants" because they arrived with resources and ...