Australia immigration added an impressive 171,000 newcomers in FY 2021-2022

Highlights: Australia immigration records 171,000 more newcomers in FY 2021-2022

• In FY 2021-2022, there was a gain of 171,000 new immigrants who arrived in Australia.
• This financial year showed a great revival of Australia immigration from the pandemic years.
• Compared to 2021, immigration levels rose phenomenally in the year 2022.

Australia immigration had a phenomenal year in 2022. The report on immigration in FY 2021-2022 shows that the number of newcomers in Australia during this period rose by 171,000.

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The COVID-19 pandemic was a big dampener for Australia immigration. It even caused a dip in immigrant arrivals in Australia by 85,000 people in FY 2020-2021. But the jump in the number of immigrants in 2022 shows that Australia’s immigration is on the way up when it comes to annual performance.

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Australia Immigration by immigrant category

An interesting observation would be the number of immigrants who arrived in Australia categorized by the category of immigrants. Here’s a snapshot:

		2020-21	2021-22	Yearly CHANGE 2020-21 TO 2021-22
Permanent visas
	Family	15,700	24,800	9,100
	Skilled (permanent)	14,600	27,200	12,600
	Special eligibility & humanitarian	600	7,300	6,800
	Other (permanent)	6,100	8,500	2,400
	TOTAL	37,000	67,800	30,900
Temporary visas
	Student – vocational education and training	100	20,000	19,800
	Student – higher education	700	96,900	96,200
	Student – other	700	20,100	19,500
	Skilled (temporary)	9,000	22,500	13,500
	Working holiday	1,000	13,500	12,500
	Visitors	7,700	39,000	31,300
	Other (temporary)	10,400	28,000	17,600
	TOTAL	29,600	239,900	210,300
New Zealand citizens (subclass 444)		17,000	23,200	6,300
Australian citizens (no visa required)		61,400	61,200	-200
TOTAL		146,000	395,000	249,000

Latest Australia Immigration Plan 2022-2023

Let's put the future of Australia immigration in perspective with a snapshot of the Australia Immigration Plan 2022-2023.

Visa Stream	Visa Category	2022-23
Skill	Employer Sponsored	30,000
	Skilled Independent	16,652
	Regional	25,000
	State/Territory Nominated	55,000
	Business Innovation & Investment	9,500
	Global Talent (Independent)	8,448
	Distinguished Talent	300
Skill Total		144,000
Family	Partner*	40,500
	Parent	15,100
	Child*	12,000
	Other Family	9,600
Family Total		50,000
Special Eligibility**		100
Total Migration Program		195,000

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