In 2022, Australia's net overseas migration (NOM) arrivals totaled 634.8 thousand people. Over the period between 2011 and 2019, Australia's NOM arrivals had been increasing steadily until travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp decrease in arrivals in 2020 and 2021.
Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Arrivals
Departures
March 2023
207.6
55.4
2022
634.8
225.8
2021
216
209.2
2020
235.3
240.3
2019
607.8
360.2
2018
534.4
282.2
2017
531.37
289.71
2016
519.65
275.82
2015
473.25
286.52
2014
458.76
276.41
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For the purposes of Net Overseas Migration (NOM), a person is regarded as a usual resident if they have been (or expect to be) residing in Australia for a period of 12 months or more. These 12 months do not need to be continuous and are measured over a period of 16 months.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) introduced the 12/16 month rule for calculating NOM in September quarter 2006. Consequently, this point marks a break in series and NOM estimates from earlier periods are not directly comparable.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (September 14, 2023). Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total Net Overseas Migration Arrivals and Departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/ (last visited April 16, 2025)
Total net overseas migration arrivals and departures in Australia from 2014 to March 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134182/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-and-departures/
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