The chart illustrates the distribution of migrants to Australia based on their original regions in 2 years 1987 and 1997.
Overall, the proportion of Europe migrants dominated in 2 years. Noticeably the data indicates a strong growth in Northeast Asia migrants in Australia, while a significant decrease were observed in Europe and the rest of Asia.
In 1987, the Europe migrants took the majority in Australia compared to other countries ,accounting for approximately 33%. This was followed by the rest of Asia and Oceania at around 24% and 17%, respectively. The Middle East Africa and Northeast Asia migrants both displayed the same pattern, consisting exactly 15%. The smallest proportion was seen in Northeast South America, at relatively 6%.
By the next 10 years, there was a notable change in patterns. Despite remaining the most significant, the figure for Europe migrants witnessed a decrease to 27%. In addition the percentage from the rest Asia fell to 13%, marking the most dramatic decline. Conversely, the data of migrants from the Northeast Asia increased substantially to nearly 25%, making it the second highest. Finally, North South America remained the smallest contributor, with only 5%.
