Australia is one of the topmost countries that mainly
supports skilled immigration. The country encourages skilled workforce with
several visa options to work or invest in Australia. Australia has designed
different visa categories to target open skill shortages, expand profitable skill
and improve commercial capacity without moving the Australian workforce. However,
one should qualify the Skilled Immigrants to Australia visa
requirements to acquire permanent residence in the country. The recent
statistics revealed that the percentage of Skilled Immigrants to Australia have
improved from various leading countries.
Let’s check them.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the topmost
5 countries for Skilled Immigrants to Australia. Based on the report, it is
observed that India stood at the highest place occupying 19% in the list.
England and China stood at second and third positions occupying compatible by
13% and 12%. Since 2000, this report recognizes the source countries for 2
million Skilled Immigrants to Australia.
Refer the table below for the report:
|
Position
|
Country of Origin
|
The percentage of Skilled Immigrants to Australia
|
|
1
|
India
|
19%
|
|
2
|
England
|
13%
|
|
3
|
China (excluding
SARs and Taiwan)
|
12%
|
|
4
|
South Africa
|
6.2%
|
|
5
|
The Philippines
|
5.7%
|
From the above table, it is clearly understood that India
occupied the top place with respect to Australia Skilled Visas followed by
England and China. China occupied top position followed by England and China in
terms of Family Class immigrants.
In addition, the
Australian Bureau of Statistics report explained that about 50% of the above-stated
countries are buying or making efforts to procure homes. In the year 2016, Australia
possessed around 2.2 million PR immigrants. However, Migrants Integrated
Dataset Australian Census 2016 reports revealed that all these entered in
between 2000 and 2016 in the country.
As mentioned by the
News Com AU, the ABS report gathers data acquired from the Social Services
Department in Australia and 2016 Census. It is found that Australia Skilled
Visas have been offered to 1.2 million or 58% of people. About 683,603 people
or 32% entered the country through Family Class Visas. Merely 2,14,656 or 10%
entered through Humanitarian Visas into Australia.
Get in touch with Kansas Overseas Careers today OR Call us 04040307077 for more information on skilled immigration to Australia.
