The bar chart illustrates the number of migrants to Australia from six regions—Oceania, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North East Asia, the rest of Asia, and North/South America—in 1987 and 1997.
Overall, while migration patterns varied significantly over the decade, Europe remained the primary source of migrants despite a decline. Conversely, the number of migrants from Oceania, the Middle East and Africa, and North East Asia increased, whereas figures from Europe, the rest of Asia, and the Americas saw a decrease.
In 1987, Europe accounted for the largest proportion of migrants at approximately 33,000, but this fell to around 27,000 in 1997. The most significant decline occurred in migration from the rest of Asia, dropping from 22,000 to just 13,000—a decrease of nearly 10,000. Migration from North and South America remained the lowest, experiencing a slight drop from around 5,000 to approximately 4,000.
In contrast, the number of migrants from Oceania rose from roughly 17,000 to 22,000. Migration from the Middle East and Africa also increased from 15,000 to 20,000, while North East Asia witnessed the most notable growth, climbing from 15,000 to 25,000 over the decade.
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