The bar chart provides information about the number of immigrants for six regions of Australia during the years 1987 and 1997. The figures are presented in numbers of immigrants.
Overall, it can be observed that Europe had the highest figures in both years, whereas Rest of Asia accounted for the smallest number of immigrants throughout the period,In general, the chart shows noticeable changes of some regions, while others remained relatively stable.
In terms of details, Europe stood at approximately 30,000 immigrants in 1987 initially before decreasing slightly to around 25,000 in 1997. This figure was higher than Asia which recorded around 15,000 in 1987, before rising to about 25,000 in 1997. Similarly, North and South America showed a decline from 25,000 in 1987 to roughly 15,000 immigrants in 1997.
In contrast, the number of immigrants in Oceania experienced a significant increase from 15,000 to 20,000 in 1997. Meanwhile Middle East and Africa remained almost stable at around 6,000-7,000, while the Rest of Asia recorded the lowest numbers at approximately 5,000 in both years.
