30 April 2026Policy & Regulation
Indians overtake British as Australia's top migrant group
India now supplies 916,300 Australian residents, representing 10.7% of the overseas-born population and doubling from 2014 levels. Permanent visa grants to Indians hit 49,848 in 2023-24, primarily through skilled economic streams targeting IT, engineering, and medical professionals. The Indian-born community posts the highest education levels among migrant groups, with 54.6% holding bachelor's degrees versus 17.2% nationally, and median weekly income of $785. With 150,000 new Indian arrivals in the past three years alone, the demographic shift reflects Australia's economic migration focus but adds pressure to housing and infrastructure amid record overseas-born growth now reaching 31.5% of the total population.
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