Australia's migrant intake hits 10-year low

Backpackers make their way to the international terminal at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Backpackers make their way to the international terminal at Melbourne Airport. Source: AAP Image/Julian Smith

Australia’s annual intake of permanent migrants has fallen to the lowest level since 2007, but the figure does not tell the whole story of Australian immigration. So what are the net migration numbers?



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