2019-20 New migrant jobs and income data release

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new comprehensive information about the employment outcomes of migrants. Know about the highest-earning sectors for migrants and the regions of higher employment.

Migrants held 26.3 per cent of all jobs in Australia in 2019-20 (5.3 million jobs, worked by 3.6 million migrants) Source: SBS / SBS News / Aaron Hobbs

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Median personal income for migrants, by State and Territory, 2019-20 -Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Migrants living in the Australian Capital Territory had the highest median income followed by Western Australia.

Employed people and filled jobs by industry (Seasonally adjusted- Source Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Information on both migrant jobs and migrant income was released today in Jobs in Australia and Personal Income in Australia.

Graph 2_ Local government areas with the highest median total income (a) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Published 19 December 2022 3:02pm

Updated 19 December 2022 3:05pm

Presented by Rehan Alavi

Source: SBS

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