The federal government’s strong migration program has led to a surge in Australia’s population and an increase in the country’s workforce.
 
Over the year to March, the population rose to 26.473 million, an increase of 563,000 people.
 
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that 81% of that growth was due to net overseas migration, with the number of migrant arrivals (681,000) far higher than the number of departures (227,000).
 
The other 19% was due to natural increase – i.e. births minus deaths.
While the country as a whole recorded strong population growth, the situation differed significantly from state to state.
 
The states with the highest growth rates were Western Australia (2.8%), Victoria (2.4%), Queensland (2.3%) and the ACT (2.0%).
 
They were followed by New South Wales (1.9%), South Australia (1.6%), the Northern Territory (0.9%) and Tasmania (0.4%).
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