FIGURE4 Origins of Australia’s migrants, 1949–59
0 2000 4000 km
Key
Settler arrivals between July 1949–June 1959
ARCTIC
OCEAN
Country birthplace
38 113
Settler numbers
UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
Arctic Circle
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY AUSTRIA
ITALY
GREECE
UNITED STATES
MALTA
ATLANTIC
EGYPT
PACIFIC
Tropic of Cancer
OCEAN
OCEAN
Equator
INDIAN OCEAN
Tropic of Capricorn
NEW ZEALAND
Source: Map drawn by Spatial Vision
FIGURE5 Settler arrivals by country of birth according to the 2021 census
ARCTIC
OCEAN
Arctic Circle
UNITED KINGDOM
CHINA
PAKISTAN NEPAL
ATLANTIC
PACIFIC
HONG KONG
Tropic of Cancer
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
VIETNAM
OCEAN
OCEAN
Equator
SOUTH AFRICA
Tropic of Capricorn
NEW ZEALAND
Legend
Permanent migrants, 2021–2022 by country of origin
1
Origin country
0
2500
5000 km
4 585
Number of migrants
Source: Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs
SkillBuilder discussion Geographical inquiry 1. Identify the two nations from which the most migrants arrived in Australia in 2021–2022. 2. Comparing FIGURES4 and 5 , describe the change in the countries of origin for the majority of Australia’s migrants. 3. Discuss why you think this change has occurred.
TOPIC15 Changing nations – urbanisation and migration 429
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