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5- The pie charts show the trends in the Australian immigration from 1992 to 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 1992
Europe & former
USSR
24%
Southeast Asia
21%
Northeast Asia
20%
India, Sri Lanka,
Pakistan
10%
Oceania
10%
Middle East &
North Africa
7%
Africa (excl. Nth
Africa)
3%
North America
2%
South &
Central America
3%
2002
Southeast Asia
16%
Northeast Asia
12%
India, Sri
Lanka,
Pakistan
Oceania
22%
Europe &
former USSR
20%
South &
Central
America
1%
North America
2%
Africa (excl.
Nth Africa)
10%
Middle East &
North Africa
7%
The pie charts show changes in Australian immigration between 1992 and 2002.
Overall, immigration dropped, and the number of immigrants from Europe and Asia
declined.
The biggest single group of immigrants in both years is from Europe. In 1992, almost
27,000 Europeans moved to Australia. This represented 25 of all immigrants to
Australia, but this figure dropped to just 17,000, or 20% in 2002. Immigrants from
Northeast and Southeast Asia accounted for 41% of new citizens in 1992, but this
figure plunged to just 28% in 2002, with just 25,000 people. There was also a drop in
the number and proportion of immigrants from North and South America and from the
Middle East.
However, the number of immigrants from Africa went up sharply. In 1992, only 3% of
immigrants to Australia were African. By 2002, this figure had shot up to 9300, or
10%. Another large increase was in immigration from Oceania, the islands
neighbouring Australia. By 2002 they made up the largest single group, at 19,000, or
22%.
In conclusion, although Europe is still an important source of people seeking to live in
Australia, immigration dropped overall, and applicants from regions such as Africa
and Oceania became more numerous.
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