This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents in Australia overestimated the proportion of immigrants in Australia by twelve percent. On average, the respondents thought that around 41 out of every 100 people in Australia were immigrants, when the actual share of immigrant population was around 29 percent in Australia.
Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Immigrants in Australia as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953923/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/