Originally Posted by
michigan j
Calm down.That is a direct cut and paste from the ABS "Key Statistics"
The other noteworthy thing about those statistics is the percentage of arrivals based on state when viewed against the actual percentage of the Australian population of the state. Ana-StayAway "I'll do anything to protect Queenslanders, even if it means not pulling our weight to make sure I get re-elected" is doing her thing. WA has, at least, stepped up a bit from the previous months, yet everyone is quite happy to lock out NSW residents, even though they are carrying nearly 2/3rds of international arrivals, with the attendant risks that entails...
Originally Posted by The ABS - August Arrivals
% Arrivals / % Oz Population
NSW 62.6 / 31.9
WA 13.9 / 10.3
QLD 13.3 / 20.1
VIC 0.5 / 26.1
SA 7.3 / 6.9
NT 2.5 / 1
ACT 0 / 1.7
TAS 0 / 2.1
Originally Posted by The ABS - July arrivals
% Arrivals / % Oz Population
NSW 61.3 / 31.9
WA 15.9 / 10.3
QLD 16.2 / 20.1
VIC 0.2 / 26.1
SA 2.1 / 6.9
NT 4.3 / 1
ACT 0.1 / 1.7
TAS 0 / 2.1