Migration from South Africa increased rapidly in the 1990s due to the changing political situation, and still remains strong with 11 996 permanent additions in 2008-09, an increase of 54 per cent from 2007-08 (7762). The vast majority of South African migrants (more than 80 per cent) come to Australia via the Skill Stream, however, most of these new additions are dependents of the Primary Applicant.
Western Australia was the most popular destination, accounting for around 34 per cent of these new migrants, followed by Queensland (26 per cent) and New South Wales (20 per cent).
South Africa is the fourth largest source of Australia’s 457 migrants with 12 844 South Africa born migrants on this visa in Australia at June 2009, of which 4615 were Primary Applicants. In the 2008-2009 financial year, 9740 South Africans were granted a subclass 457 visa, which was a 4 per cent increase from the previous year. The most common occupations were registered nurses, business and information professionals, fitters and computing professionals.
Access the full report an http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/country-profiles/_pdf/south-africa.pdf
Andrew Heathcote CA MMIA
Registered Migration Agent MARN 0850840
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