More Kiwis Than Brits Move To Oz
The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.
Department of Immigration statistics released today show 23906 New Zealanders migrated to Australia in the 200607 financial year up from 19033 the previous year.
The number of UK migrants remained steady at 23223 in 200607 having topped New Zealand for the previous three years.
Numbers of New Zealanders migrating to Australia annually has almost doubled in the past four years with just 12366 Kiwis crossing the Tasman in 200203.
The biggest transTasman drain happened in 200001 when 26106 New Zealanders migrated to Australia before a pronounced dip in the next two years in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States.
A study of more than 300 New Zealand migrants this year by PhD graduate Dr Alison Green of Queensland’s Bond University cited economic benefits a better climate wanting a change and a sense of adventure as factors in their move.
But while Kiwis generally said they were “highly satisfied” with their new lives in Australia they retained a strong sense of loyalty Dr Green’s study found.
“They largely consider Kiwi culture to be distinctly different from Aussie culture are fiercely patriotic and often view New Zealand as better” she said.
In releasing the statistics from a report documenting settler arrivals between 1996 and 2007 Australian Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Kevin Andrews said New Zealand and the UK accounted 33.6 percent of all settler arrivals in the past year.
The report said the next largest source countries were India 13496 settlers up from 11286 the previous year China 12009 up from 10581 and the Philippines 5561 up from 4871.
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