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2010-11 MIGRATION PROGRAM REPORT

Executive Summary

The total migration program outcome for 2010-11 was 168 685 places against a planning level of 168 700 which is 15 places or 0.009 per cent below the planning level.
The majority of the migration program was sourced from China, the United Kingdom and India.
Within the overall program the breakdown by visa stream was:

• the skill stream: 113 725 places delivered (-0.11 per cent below the planning level);
• the family stream: 54 543 places delivered (-0.01 per cent below the planning level); and
• the special eligibility stream: 417 places delivered (39.0 per cent above the planning level).

The skill stream accounted for 67.4 per cent of the total migration program. The top occupations in the skill stream were accountants and computing professionals.

The top priority employer sponsored category delivered a strong performance in 2010-11 with an outcome of 44 345 against the initial planning level of 44 150. It comprised 39.0 per cent of the 2010-11 skill stream compared to 38.0 per cent in 2009-10.

General Skilled Migration (GSM) had an outcome of 61 459 against the initial planning level of 61 700. Although slightly under the 2010-11 planning level, this was 2.6 per cent above the 2009-10 outcome of 59 892. GSM comprised 54.0 per cent of the skill steam in 2010-11 compared to 55.5 per cent in 2009-10.

Some 90.0 per cent of primary applicants in the skill independent category had an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The SOL was introduced on 1 July 2010 to address Australia’s current, emerging and future workforce skills and workforce development needs.

The State Specific and Regional Migration (SSRM) outcome was 37 410 or 32.9 per cent of the skill stream, compared to 33.9 per cent in 2009-10.
The family stream accounted for 32.3 per cent of the total migration program. The partner category had an outcome of 41 994. This was 6 places below the planning level. Some 77.0 per cent of the family stream outcome was comprised of spouses, fiancés or interdependent partners of Australian citizens and permanent residents.

Outcomes in the child and other family categories were 3300 and 750, respectively, which met their planning levels.

The non-contributory parent category met the planning level of 1000 places and the contributory parent category outcome was one place below the planning level of 7500.
The special eligibility outcome of 417 was 117 places above the initial planning level of 300 and comprised 0.3 per cent of the total migration program.

China was Australia’s largest source of migrants with an outcome of 29 547 places or 17.5 per cent of the total migration program, up from 24 768 or 19.3 per cent in 2009-10.

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