The graph compares the number of foreign inhabitants living in Australia over a period of 35 years, from 1976 to 2011.
Overall, whereas the proportion of citizens from the UK saw a downward trend, that of Asia and other regions experienced substantial upward trends over the mentioned period. It is also critical to note that whilst the UK started at the highest point, it ended at the lowest one.
In 1976, the proportion of residents from the UK was around 14 million, while that of Asia and other countries were only about 6 and 12 million, respectively. In the year 1991, Asia and the UK were at the same point, approximately 8 million inhabitants, and the same were between Great Britain and the other regions in 1994, around 7 million. The total number of foreigners decreased till 1996 and had a rise during the next 15 years.
By 2006, the number of citizens from other regions started to fall steadily and ended up being 13 million in 2011, whereas that of Asia had grown over 4 million. By contrast, the proportion of residents from the UK continued to decrease sharply for the last 5 years of the given period and did not show any chances of increase.