Illegals, Overstayers and Unwelcome Guests: Migration to Australia 1983 - 1999
Dr. Rodney Spencer
Appendixes
Appendix 1
   
Overseas visitor arrivals
   
Year Long term Short term Total
       
83 27380 943900 971280
84 28870 1015100 1043970
85 34880 1142600 1177480
86 38130 1429400 1467530
87 39940 1784900 1824840
88 47330 2249300 2296630
89 53540 2080300 2133840
90 56120 2214900 2271020
91 59330 2370400 2429730
92 60050 2603300 2663350
93 58830 2996200 3055030
94 65910 3361700 3427610
95 78170 3725800 3803970
96 88830 4164800 4253630
97 100190 4317900 4418090
98 112000 4167200 4279200
99 125730 4459500 4585230
       
Totals 1075230 45027200 46102430
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Catalogue No. 3401-0 Population Statistics
Appendix 2
   
Overseas visitor departures
   
Year Long term Short term Total
       
83 25870 928900 954770
84 22310 985800 1008110
85 18620 1096500 1115120
86 27190 1363800 1390990
87 31720 1701200 1732920
88 30330 2174100 2204430
89 35990 2020400 2056390
90 40810 2162700 2203510
91 47680 2350800 2398480
92 48540 2533500 2582040
93 48050 2931000 2979050
94 48290 3314200 3362490
95 52410 3676800 3729210
96 58820 4110800 4169620
97 69040 4281200 4350240
98 65110 4150200 4215310
99 64010 4449500 4513510
       
Totals 734790 44231400 44966190
Source: ABS Catalogue No. 3401-0 Population Statistics
Appendix 3
   
Surplus of arrivals over departures
   
Year Arrivals Departures Surplus
       
83 971280 954770 16510
84 1043970 1008110 35860
85 1177480 1115120 62360
86 1467530 1390990 76540
87 1824840 1732920 91920
88 2296630 2204430 92200
89 2133840 2056390 77450
90 2271020 2203510 67510
91 2429730 2398480 31250
92 2663350 2582040 81310
93 3055030 2979050 75980
94 3427610 3362490 65120
95 3803970 3729210 74760
96 4253630 4169620 84010
97 4418090 4350240 67850
98 4279200 4215310 63890
99 4585230 4513510 71720
       
Totals 46102430 44966190 1136240
Appendix 4
   
Onshore applications granted
for permanent residence:
non refugee
   
Year Numbers granted
     
83 7669  
84 9534  
85 6014  
86 9672  
87 10105  
88 13487  
89 15411  
90 14760  
91 12818  
92 17817  
93 12586  
94 11000 *
95 19000 *
96 14000 *
97 16500 *
98 15200 *
99 16000 *
     
Total 221573  
Source: 83-92 personal communication DIMA
* Estimated from Department of Immigration Graph of Onshore Residence Grants, Population Flows Page 16.
Appendix 5
   
Onshore application
for refugee status 1983-1999
   
Year Number of applications
     
83 183  
84 167  
85 315  
86 488  
87 439  
88 571  
89 3797  
90 16937  
91 6548  
92 2957  
93 5259  
94 7407  
95 7978  
96 8000 *
97 11000 *
98 8000 *
99 8200 *
     
Total 88246  
According to the Department of Immigration approximately 25% of applications for refugee status are granted which would equal 22 000 over 17 years except for 1990 when Bob Hawke allowed the vast majority of the Chinese applicants at the time of the Tienamen Square massacre to stay. Therefore the total will be 2200 plus 16000 which equals approximately 38000.
Source: Derived from Joint Standing Committee on Migration Regulations, Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian System: Achieving a Balance Between Refuge and Control, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1992 pp. 38, 40, 42, 162, 145. Figures on total application from 1988/89 to 1992/93 come from Fact Sheet 19 DIEA  7/11/94 but the figures on PRC applications and boat people are from JSCMR 1992. The figures for cases in 1995/1996 come from a fact sheet on the web, accessed 14/8/97.
* 96-99 Estimated from Department of Immigration Graph of Application for Protection Visas in Australia 1989-1998 Population Flows Page 19
Appendix 6
   
Total arrivals and total departures
into Australia 1983-1999
   
Year   Arrivals Departures
       
83   2317100 2282400
84   2543300 2500800
85   2809900 2702000
86   3139900 2997900
87   3593500 3425900
88   4141100 3976500
89   4231000 4130300
90   4558300 4470100
91   4617300 4593900
92   4990100 4953400
93   5409300 5338500
94   5886200 5810200
95   6450600 6344800
96   7121700 7001100
97   7475300 7390500
98   7579500 7490900
99   7974600 7845200
       
Totals   84838700 83254400
Total excess of Arrivals minus Departures, plus Australian residents departing (see Appendix 8) is:
Appendix 7
   
Immigration to Australia
 (net permanent)
   
Year    
     
83 52520  
84 50800  
85 63380  
86 84510  
87 107860  
88 131230  
89 106240  
90 91190  
91 86750  
92 66110  
93 37600  
94 50920  
95 69100  
96 64020  
97 47886  
98 47632  
99 48912  
     
Total 1206660  
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, Catalogue No. 3404.0
Appendix 8
   
Australian resident permanent departures
   
Year    
     
83 25870  
84 22310  
85 18620  
86 18820  
87 20420  
88 20320  
89 24830  
90 30370  
91 29900  
92 28140  
93 28070  
94 27020  
95 27870  
96 24480  
97 30340  
98 33430  
99 38230  
     
Total 449040  
Source: ABS, Catalogue No. 3401-0 Population Statistics