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Census 2021: Australia becomes a majority migrant nation

Tom McIlroy

Australia has become a majority migrant nation, as newly released census data shows for the first time more than 50 per cent of residents were born overseas or have an immigrant parent.

The country’s population has doubled in size in the past 50 years and added more than 1 million new residents since 2017, as India moved past China and New Zealand to become one of the top three countries of birth for Australian residents, behind England.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

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