Immigration in a Time of Domestic Skilled Shortages
Skilled Movements in 2003 - 2004
Published: December 2005
Authors
- Bob Birrell, Director, Centre for Population and Urban Research, Monash University
- Virgina Rapson, Research Manager, Centre for Population and Urban Research Monash University
- T. Fred Smith, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Population Research, Monash University
Description
This report describes the movement of skilled workers to and from Australia over the period 1995-1996 to 2003-2004 by major occupation. It shows that there has been a growing surplus of skilled workers into Australia compared with those moving from Australia over this period.
As a consequence, Australia is experiencing a growing "Brain Gain" of skilled persons from overseas sources. This gain reflects the recent increases in Australia's skilled migration program and a large surplus of overseas born citizens coming to Australia for a year or more versus those leaving after a stay in Australia of a year or more.These inflows greatly exceed the net losses of Australian born persons and permanent residents born overseas from movements to and from Australia.
Availability
Immigration in a Time of Domestic Skilled Shortages is available from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs website
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