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Global Moving Trends Report

Global Moving Trends Across


the 2015-2016 Financial Year

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MoveHub analysed the data of
over 180,000 move enquiries from
1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016
to determine the most popular
countries for professional migrants.

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Foreword “These movers are what we have
MoveHub is the number one resource and wanderlust have all played their dubbed ‘professional migrants’,
for people moving abroad. Our part in encouraging people to uproot
network of removals companies, themselves and relocate overseas.
packing, international shipping, and moving for job opportunities and
visa specialists help over 180,000 By looking at their movements we can
people per year to arrange their see which countries are offering the
international relocation, handling best combination of jobs, weather, motivated by growing economies
everything from how to pack the to and lifestyle and which places have
which local schools are best in their made people want to up sticks and
new town. seek opportunities elsewhere. This is and better quality of life.”
the MoveHub Global Moving Trends
MoveHub’s clientele are largely people Report 2016.
moving for work, either sponsored by
their existing company or with a job
offer in hand. Others are following
family members, or some are retiring -Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHub
back to their homeland to be near
their children and grandchildren.
These movers are what we have
dubbed ‘professional migrants’, they
are moving for job opportunities and
motivated by growing economies and
better quality of life.

Our report shows that over the


last UK financial year, politics,
economics, job opportunities, love,

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Table of Contents
CHAPTERS ILLUSTRATIONS

6 Global Migrants 1.1 Primary Reasons People Move Abroad


1.2 The Typical Professional Migrant
1.3 Age Range of Professional Migrants

8 Global Trends 2.1 Top 30 Popular Destination Countries


2.2 Top 30 Popular Origin Countries

13 The United Kingdom 3.1 20 Most Popular Countries to Move to from the UK
3.2 UK Professional Migrants are Moving Together
3.3 Professional Migrants Moving to the UK for Jobs

18 The USA 4.1 20 Most Popular Countries to Move to from the USA
4.2 Post Super Tuesday Destinations
4.3 Moving Abroad Enquiries by US State
4.4 Professional Migrants in the USA

23 Australia 5.1 20 Most Popular Countries to Move to from Australia


5.2 Moving Abroad Enquiries by Australian State
5.3 Top Australian Move Enquiries by Country

28 Final Thoughts

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1 - Global Migrants

“Professional migrants are often


searching for something more than
new job prospects. They are looking
for a bigger adventure.”
- Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHub

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The professional migrant
1.1 - PRIMARY REASONS PEOPLE MOVE ABROAD
This report focuses on the main
demographic MoveHub helps move
abroad: professional migrants. They 34.8%
are people generally changing their 29.7%
current country of residence for career 20.9%
progression, financial independence,
and the chance to see the world.

Upon surveying MoveHub users, 3 Employment New Experience Join Family


categories of global migrants stand
out:
• 34.8% move primarily for 1.2 - THE TYPICAL PROFESSIONAL MIGRANT

Global
work (either with a current or new
employer) They are split between young,
• 29.7% move for something single professionals and very

Migrants
new (environment, culture, lifestyle) young families who are concerned
65.8%
• 20.9% join family (married with making the move in order
age: 25-44
partner, parents, or children) to have a more financially stable
future.
65.6% of those MoveHub helps
move abroad are between the ages The least common motives are
of 25-44: the premium age range for for retirement (0.9%) or to join an
professional migrants. Almost a third unmarried partner (9.6%).
(31.8%) have a job prior to moving.
9.6% of them even receive a relocation
budget or their employer pays for their experience across different industries, a wide range from medical specialists
move. and fill the gaps of many countries’ and health professionals to engineers
publicly published skilled occupation and teachers, depending on the
Professional migrants have career shortage lists. These occupations span country.

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1.3 - THE AGE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL MIGRANTS

95% that study abroad have a


positive outlook on working
and living abroad, suggesting
they are looking to stay or
12.6% move to another country. 11.4%
age: 18-24 age: 45-54

17.8% are from the UK


11.5% are from the USA
7.2% are from Australia
“Young people are not developing 57.1% of young professional 59.1% of mature professional
the strong connection to their migrants are male; 42.9% female. migrants are male; 40.9% female.
place of birth but rather see
themselves as part of a global
community. They move to Young adults and older between the ages of 45-54 with older moving for their career, the next
China with the same ease our families families (11.6%). This group is more largest group are those that can get a
grandparents moved to Kent.” 12.4% of MoveHub’s moves are made financially stable, have well established visa through their job, either through
up of people that start as gap year or careers, and their children are more a current (17.9%) or new employer
- Ben Tyrrell university students; meaning they get independent. Many of this older (16.9%).
the travelling bug and keep moving. A generation have been global nomads
recent survey by British Council notes: before, paused for kids, and are now Countries such as the UK and US
• around 80% of students moving again thanks to their freedom are not the easiest ones in which to
studying abroad consider the once their kids have grown up. obtain a work visa from abroad, but
prospects of working abroad an offer extended visas for intracompany
important factor. Citizenship plays a factor transfers; in the UK’s case, for up to
• 90% believe improved general 28.8% of professional migrants either 5 years. Others, such as the UAE,
employability from this experience have citizenship of the countries they might be seen as easier in the eyes of
to be an equally important factor. are moving to, or are moving between prospective applicants as they require
certain areas where they usually do not those moving to already have a job
Following closely behind the youngest require a visa, such as within the EU offer in the country.
professional migrants are those or APEC. After professional migrants

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“Some countries are seeingf
movement both ways and f
come in the top 10 for bothf f
leaving and for peoplef moving
to their country.” f
-Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHubf 2 - Global Trends

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Top 30 According to MoveHub’s latest data, career opportunities
combined with an appealing lifestyle are the reasons behind
Australia (4th) (see following sections for further details).

Countries
professional migrants moving to major cities such as: While Spain (5th) has one of the highest unemployment rates in
• New York the EU for 25s and over, it has been improving over the last year
• Amsterdam and the Spanish economy is one of the top growing economies

People are
• Sydney in the region, perhaps accounting for this.
• Dubai
• Melbourne More people are moving to Canada (6th), New Zealand (7th),

Moving to
and Ireland (8th) than there are people leaving. A boost in their
More people are moving to France (1st) and the UK (2nd) -also economies has renewed interest in these countries and helped
at the top of the list from the previous year - than any other attract a new set of professional migrants. The UAE (9th and
country, due to many factors including job opportunities. Germany (10th), both popular countries for job seekers, round
Many of those moving to the UK are from the USA (3th) and out the top 10 destination countries.

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2.1 -
TOP 30 POPULAR 1 France 11 Portugal 21 Reunion
DESTINATION COUNTRIES 22.52% 1.32% 0.62%
% of total moves
2 United Kingdom 12 India 22 Greece
16.44% 1.23% 0.54%

3 USA 13 Italy 23 Belgium


6.85% 1.17% 0.53%
Reunion has grown enough in
popularity to jump from 47th in the 4 Australia 14 South Africa 24 Norway
previous financial year to its current 6.38% 1.08% 0.53%
place as 21st, ahead of the likes of
Greece, Cyprus, and China. 93.4% of 5 Spain 15 Sweden 25 Cyprus
the moves to Reunion originate in 3.69% 0.93% 0.52%
France.
6 Canada 16 Singapore 26 Denmark
Greece has long been a preferred 3.30% 0.85% 0.51%
country for people to move to for its
weather and culture, and has slowly 7 New Zealand 17 Netherlands 27 Turkey
been moving up in the ranks in last few 2.98% 0.84% 0.48%
years, going from 29th in 2013-2014 to
25th in 2014-15 and 22nd in 2015-2016. 8 Ireland 18 Switzerland 28 Malaysia
2.47% 0.80% 0.48%

9 UAE 19 Thailand 29 China


2.42% 0.66% 0.44%

10 Germany 20 Brazil 30 Philippines


2.04% 0.64% 0.43%

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Top 30 Some of the top cities people are moving out of are: More people are moving from France (2nd) as the jobless rate
is at 10.2%, despite it being the second largest European

Countries
• London economy. The unemployment rate last recorded by Eurostat for
• Paris under 25 year olds is 24.6%, making it more appealing for the
• Melbourne younger professional migrant to move abroad. Discover more

People are
• New York about moving to France.
• Los Angeles
Enquiries have gone up by 2 places each for both moving out

Leaving
The UK had the highest rate of professionals leaving in the of the UAE (now 8th) and Germany (now 10th) since the last
last year. Most stated that they were doing so for a or a better financial year. Greece moved from 27th to 30th this year, and
quality of life (29.9%) as well as easier career progression Spain also shifted from 11th in 2014-2015 to 13th.
(17.3%). The most popular destinations for these people were
in countries such as Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

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2.2 -
TOP 30 POPULAR 1 United Kingdom 11 South Africa 21 China
ORIGIN COUNTRIES 32.79% 1.09% 0.30%
% of total moves
2 France 12 India 22 Malaysia
27.64% 0.86% 0.27%

3 Australia 13 Spain 23 Norway


7.52% 0.78% 0.25%

4 USA 14 Switzerland 24 Portugal


7.38% 0.72% 0.21%

India (12th), Brazil (19th), and China 5 Ireland 15 Italy 25 Hong Kong
(21st), respectively for people leaving, 2.02% 0.68% 0.19%
have had strong economies up until
recently, and MoveHub has seen an 6 Canada 16 Belgium 26 Thailand
increase in enquiries originating from 1.99% 0.41% 0.17%
India (86.0%) and China (19.2%) since
the previous year. Enquiries for moving 7 New Zealand 17 Netherlands 27 Turkey
out of Brazil have actually decreased 1.80% 0.41% 0.17%
by 4.0%.
8 UAE 18 Denmark 28 Qatar
1.45% 0.37% 0.17%

9 Sweden 19 Brazil 29 Pakistan


1.44% 0.34% 0.17%

10 Germany 20 Singapore 30 Greece


1.13% 0.34% 0.16%

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2 - The United Kingdom

54.4% of people
moving out of the UK
named the weather as
a big factor.
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3.1 -
20 MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES 1 Australia 11 Italy 10 of the top 20 destination countries
TO MOVE TO FROM THE UK 13.65% 2.10% are within the European Union, while 8
% of total moves are in the Commonwealth.
2 USA 12 India
12.32% 2.05%

3 Spain 13 Portugal MoveHub has seen a 54% increase in


8.41% 1.90% enquiries for moving to Australia from
the UK from March 2015 to March
4 France 14 Sweden 2016, and an increase of 23.9% for
5.36% 1.66% moving from Australia to the UK.

5 Canada 15 Cyprus
5.09% 1.61%

6 Ireland 16 Netherlands
4.53% 1.50%

7 UAE 17 Singapore
4.51% 1.17%

8 New Zealand 18 Greece


3.72% 1.15%

9 Germany 19 Thailand
3.23% 1.01%

10 South Africa 20 Malaysia


2.21% 0.99%

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The United Moving out of the UK
54.4% of people moving out of the UK
emigration from the UK has been work-
related for the last decade according to
The ONS reported approximately
40,000 more UK passport holders are

Kingdom
named the weather as a big factor. This the Office of National Statistics (ONS), emigrating out of the UK than those
is supported by the fact that 40% of there are now fewer people emigrating coming to the UK in the last year.
international moves from the UK are to for the main purpose of finding a job.
notoriously sunnier countries such as: This suggests that the decision to leave There are more people emigrating
is being triggered by other factors to the Middle East, Central Asia, East
• Australia outside of purely economic ones, Asia, South Asia, and South East Asia
• USA unlike many other countries. primarily looking for work than those
• Spain immigrating to the UK from these
• France Indeed, only 25.3% of people told areas, according to the ONS.
MoveHub that low job prospects was
While the main reason for long term a key reason to move out of the UK. MoveHub reports that more people are

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3.2 - UK PROFESSIONAL MIGRANTS ARE MOVING TOGETHER

A third more Britons are applying


for Irish passports for the first
31.6% 44.4% 24.0%
time. The number of British born Move with a Move with
Move alone
adults applying for their first Irish partner other family

passport based on ancestry is up


by 33% from 2014. According to
Ireland’s Department of Foreign
Affairs, the current wait time for a
passport is 7-8 weeks. moving out of the UK with a partner UK identify as non British citizens, to the ONS, while the net migration
(44.4%) than alone (31.6%), fewer with meaning fewer Britons are returning for North American passport holders
family or other relatives. home. Slightly more than half of that for this period is even more at 18,000.
group (51.6%, according to the ONS) However there has been a decrease of
“31.5% of people named high are not from the European Union. 3.3% of those applying to move from
housing prices as a driving force Roughly 41.7% of non EU citizens are the US to the UK between 2014 and
behind their international move.” from countries that belong to the 2015.
Commonwealth, however.
When MoveHub asked which factor “Thousands more Canadians
made them want to leave the UK, There has been a 4% increase in the and Americans are moving to
31.5% of people named high housing last year of EU nationals moving to the UK than Australians and New
prices. As well as forcing people into the UK compared to the previous Zealanders.”
other UK cities, it seems London’s year. While in the same timeframe,
rising houise prices are also sending a decrease of 10% of migrants from GOV.UK reports an increase of 3.5%
people abroad. The cost of a buying a Commonwealth countries. of people applying to move to the
1 bedroom flat in central London can UK from April to December of 2015
equal a villa in the south of France. 14,000 more people with Australian compared to the same period in 2014,
or New Zealand passports have supporting the fact that interest in
Who is moving to the UK immigrated to the UK than left the moving to the UK is not dwindling.
Most of the people moving to the UK in the last financial year according

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3.3 -PROFESSIONAL MIGRANTS MOVING TO THE UK FOR JOBS

“Better job prospects continues 58.6%


to be the most attractive reason
47%
for migrants coming into the UK. Of those that move 41.4%
Move primarily
With unemployment at an all time primarily for jobs, more
for jobs
low for nearly 10 years, Britain’s than half already have Wait to find a job when
booming businesses are offering a job offer abroad. they move to the UK.
people the chance to kickstart a
career.”

-Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHub Why move to the UK 28.2% of those moving to the UK do migrants give to the ONS for moving
so in order to pursue a degree, which to the UK in the last financial year is
The number of those immigrating to is a decrease of 8% compared to the to accompany a family member that
the UK in search of work has steadily previous year. is moving or meet one already in the
increased in the last 3 years according UK (12.4%). However, there has been
to the ONS, owing to the availability While the UK is home to 4 of the top a decline in the number of people
of jobs in the country. In general, job 10 universities in the world, the rising claiming this as their main reason to
related reasons for moving to the UK costs of tuition in the UK makes free move to the UK - about -13% from the
increased by 9% from the last year, or low cost programmes countries previous year. Read more about the UK
which is also reflected in the data from such the Nordics or Germany more here.
MoveHub. attractive to foreign students from all
over. This is supported by the 19.5%
The job market in the UK has increased increase in international students since
by 15% in Q1 of 2016 compared to the 2010 to over 300,000 in Germany,
previous year. For every vacancy in the according to the country’s Federal
UK today, there are 2.2 unemployed Ministry of Education and Research
people - the lowest figure since 2005, (BMBF).
says ONS Vacancy Survey/ Labour
Force Survey. The other most prominent reason

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4 - USA

A third of the moves


out of America are to
other English speaking
countries: the UK,
Australia, and Canada.

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4.1 -
20 MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES 1 United Kingdom 11 Brazil
TO MOVE TO FROM THE USA 20.89% 1.77% “The controversial presidential
% of total moves election has increased the appetite
2 Australia 12 Sweden for Americans moving abroad,
6.52% 1.74% with New Yorkers being the most
keen to relocate overseas. Political
3 Canada 13 Italy uncertainty seems to have shaken up
3.73% 1.73% citizens across key US states including
California, Florida and Texas.”
4 Germany 14 Mexico
3.49% 1.56% -Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHub

5 France 15 Netherlands
3.49% 1.39%

6 Ireland 16 Singapore
3.23% 1.24%

7 India 17 Saudi Arabia


2.75% 1.14%

8 UAE 18 South Africa


2.35% 1.14%

9 New Zealand 19 Israel


2.32% 1.03%

10 Spain 20 Philippines
2.11% 1.01%

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The USA Moving out of the USA
31.14% of the MoveHub moves out
of the USA are to the UK, Australia,
moves from the USA to abroad come
from the following states:
• New York
moving out of these two cities in
particular, followed closely by San
Francisco.
and Canada, suggesting that many • California
American professional migrants are • New Jersey More Americans are actively pursuing
primarily seeking English speaking • Florida travel abroad; the number of US
countries. • Texas passports issued by the US State
Department increased by 10.4% from
The American states with the highest New York and Los Angeles were 2014 to 2015. This jump is not just
population are not necessarily the ones recently named 2 of the 10 most due to renewals, as the number of
with the most MoveHub enquiries for expensive cities in the world by The passports issued in 2015 was 53.6%
moving abroad. Most of the enquiries Economist, and MoveHub reports more than those issued in 2005. While
(50.9%) from the last year concerning a significant amount of interest in not all 126 million US passports in

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4.2 -
POST SUPER TUESDAY DESTINATIONS 4.3 - MOVING ABROAD ENQUIRIES BY US STATE
% of Enquiries Population Rank
1 United Kingdom 1
20.2% 17.9%
14.9% 2
2 Australia 3
7.6% 4 7.3%
11 5.9% 4.9%
3 Canada
4.1% New York California New Jersey Florida Texas

4 Ireland circulation are being primarily used for March 2016. naturalised US citizens while 55.2%
4.1% living abroad, this is a significant jump are not US citizens. The US’s strict
from only 7 million in 1989, according Who is moving to the USA rules might explain why the non-US
5 Germany to the State Department. passport holders make the move.
3.9% Most of the professional migrants
More of those moving out of the USA who are moving to the US through Those moving from abroad have
6 France have ties to their new country or fit MoveHub are those between the ages more degrees than those moving
3.3% the criteria for short term working of 20-34. The US Census Bureau backs within the USA by a difference
visas (1-2 years) in their new resident this up with 43.2% of those who move of 8.9% to 45.0% depending on
country than long term work visas. to the USA falling within the same age the level of the domestic move:
This is because America does not have bracket. regional, state, or county.
The upcoming presidential a reciprocal arrangement with any
election is one of the reasons nation, such as the countries within the There is an almost even gender split, as 29.3% of professional migrants aged
MoveHub has seen an increase EU or APEC do. 50.8% of overseas movers to the US are 25 and over moving to the USA from
of almost 30% in enquiries for male while 49.2% are female. abroad have a Bachelor’s degree or
moving out of the USA for March The presidential election this higher. The level of education is higher
2016 compared to 2015. upcoming November has prompted 4 out of 10 people moving to the US than those moving within the country
a gradual increase in enquiries for are a US passport holder, either born in at a regional (26.9%), state (21.3%), or
moving out of the USA, with an the USA and returning home, or born county (20.2%) level, according to the
increase of 29.3% from March 2015 to abroad by American parents. 5% are US Census Bureau. This trend is also

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4.4 - PROFESSIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE USA

43.2% 50.8%
50.8% 55.2%
age: 20-34 Male
M ale Foreign Citizen

seen in the previous financial year. USA (age 65 and up, depending on
26.6% of these professional migrants one’s year of birth, according to SSAA)
told the Census Bureau that their main are coming to the USA to work in
reason for moving to the USA is for a sales (a third), production (a third),
new job or a job transfer. 14.7% are or the service industry. Only 1.1% of
moving for family reasons other than a those moving to the USA are doing so
change in their marital status. primarily to retire.

A majority of the migrants moving to Professional migrants with young


the USA - nearly half - are part of the families make up a significant portion
professional and service industries. of the influx to the US; the Census
29.2% of those between the ages Bureau reports 22.2% of those that
of 18-24 are in the service industry, moved to the USA in the last year are
with the next largest group (13%) in children between the ages of 1 and 14,
management, business, and financial most accompanying parents or other
sectors. relatives. Find more information on the
USA.
Even those of retirement age in the

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For every person that
moves into New South
Wales, Victoria, and
Queensland, 3 people
leave these Australian
states.

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5.1 -
20 MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES 1 United Kingdom 11 Philippines “Australians moving abroad are
TO MOVE TO FROM AUSTRALIA 23.80% 1.55% seeking out English speaking countries
% of total moves for culture comforts. London’s thriving
2 New Zealand 12 Fiji Aussie expat community makes the UK
16.90% 1.30% the top destination of choice for the
third year in a row.”
3 USA 13 Spain
8.79% 1.27% - Ben Tyrrell, Head of MoveHub

4 Ireland 14 South Africa


6.51% 1.26%

5 Canada 15 Italy
3.98% 1.07%

6 Germany 16 Netherlands
2.28% 0.96%

7 Singapore 17 Sweden
1.96% 0.80%

8 France 18 Turkey
1.92% 0.69%

9 India 19 Thailand
1.63% 0.67%

10 UAE 20 Greece
1.56% 0.67%

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Australia Moving out of Australia
Australia has long been a popular
choice for emigration, especially from
and Queensland. Northern Territory
and Tasmania are home to the least
amount of enquiries with less than 1%
other English speaking countries such
as:
• United Kingdom
the UK. However, this trend may be each. • New Zealand
changing as a recent survey of our • USA
customers showed that 3 people leave 5.2% of those moving out of Australia • Ireland
Australia for every person that moves told MoveHub their company was • Canada
there, particularly in Victoria, New paying for their move or that they have
South Wales, and Queensland. a relocation budget that covers the Australia’s relationship with the top 2
cost of the move. countries makes it easier for Australians
76.1% of enquiries MoveHub received to live and work in these areas, which is
for moving out of Australia came from Those currently living in Australia more part of the reason they are a significant
the states of New South Wales, Victoria, often than not choose to move to portion of moving abroad enquiries.

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5.2 - MOVING ABROAD ENQUIRIES BY AUSTRALIAN STATE

32.22%

23.92%
19.94%
17.53%

New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia

Gaining an UK Ancestry visa is fairly is also another reason people are Victoria, and Queensland attracting
straightforward for Commonwealth uprooting after 6 to 15 years for their more overseas women than men,
countries like Australia, as long as one previous home country. according to ABS’s records.
has the link back to the UK. Australia’s
relationship with New Zealand allows Who is moving to Australia Unsurprisingly, those born in the UK
Australian citizens to more easily live make up the largest group of those
in work across the Tasman Sea than in 28.2% of Australia’s population was moving to Australia in the last year
other countries. born overseas, according to the with over 1.2 million and 5.1% of the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), an total Australian population; which is
The cost of living in Australia is quite increase from 24.2% a decade before actually a decline from 5.5% in 2000
high when compared to the UK or and highest percentage since 1894. and 5.4% just last year.
USA on a country level, despite the The average age of overseas residents
Australian dollar taking a dip late. in Australia is 26.5, the prime age of the “Britons make up 5.1% of the
professional migrant and a step up the Australian population, more than
The relaxed lifestyle associated with career ladder. any other country”
the country is one that some foreigners
cannot adjust to properly, according There are more men moving to the The number of Britons in the Australian
to recently returned professional Northern Territory than any other state population is 1.2 million, almost
migrants. Missing family back home in Australia, with New South Wales, twice as much as the next largest

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“No one loves Australia more than 5.3 - TOP AUSTRALIAN MOVE ENQUIRIES BY COUNTRY
Britons. Despite the distance,
Brits have a real sense of affinity
with the Aussies, and love the laid 55.34% from the UK
back lifestyle and warm weather. 11.03% from New Zealand 79.23% Professional migrants from France,
Interestingly, there are more 7.46% from the USA Move from South Africa, UAE, India, and
expats from the UK in Australia 3.00% from Ireland English Speaking Sweden make up the rest of the
countries
than from New Zealand, despite 2.38% from Canada top 10 countries.
their proximity.”

-Ben Tyrell

group, New Zealanders, with just over in Queensland (19.9%) and Perth in
600,000 according to the ABS. The Western Australia (17.5%) are more
number of overseas-born residents attractive to families. The least popular
from New Zealand (2.6% of the states are Northern Territory (1.2%) and
Australian population), China (2%), and Tasmania (0.7%), reports the ABS.
India (1.8%) are steadily increasing,
compared to 2.1%, 1.1%, and 0.7%, In terms of family migration, 78%
respectively, the year before. of the family visas for Australia are
partner visas, with the most applicants
Overall, most people are moving to coming from China (11.2%), India
New South Wales (32.2%) or Victoria (10.8%), and the UK (9.0%) reports
(23.9%), which remain the most the Australian Government. 14.6%
popular destinations for overseas were parents joining their children in
arrivals; these statistics correlate with Australia. Read more on moving to
MoveHub’s data showing the most Australia here.
enquiries for working in Sydney and
Melbourne. These are most popular
with the younger professional migrant
demographic while cities like Brisbane

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MoveHub has seen
a 14.94% increase Conclusion
Seeing how people move year to There has been a 15% increase in

in enquiries for year not only gives insight into that


particular person’s choices, it can also
allow us to make wider observations
enquiries for international moves
compared to the previous financial
year and this should only increase in

international moves about how a country is faring


economically, what new policies are
driving people to leave and what
the coming years. For professional
migrants the world is full of
possibilities and as they have shown

compared to the last opportunities their citizens seeking.

By looking at these professional


over the past year, the country offering
the best jobs, lifestyle, and weather,
wins.

financial year. migrants, in other words the global


workforce, we can build a picture of
how the world is changing and what
countries are offering the best lifestyle,
value for money, or job opportunities.

The global nature of business has


created a society which is far less
rooted to its location and a new
generation which sees distance as
no impediment. While most nations
still seem to opt for countries with a
shared language, there are also many
hundreds of people who have learnt a
new language and moved to live in a
new culture.

6 - Final Thoughts
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References:
• British Council - https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/iu_bc_outwd_mblty_student_perception_sept_15.pdf
• Eurostat - http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do
• ONS - https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration
• Irish Post - http://irishpost.co.uk/number-british-citizens-seeking-irish-passports-surges-past-12-months/
• Ireland’s DFA - https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/top-passport-questions/current-processing-time/
• GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015
• BMBF - http://www.wissenschaftweltoffen.de/publikation/wiwe_2015_verlinkt.pdf
• The Economist - http://www.eiu.com/public/topical_report.aspx?campaignid=WCOL2016
• US State Department - https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/statistics.html
• US Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/
• SSAA - https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/
• ABS - http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats
• Border.gov.au - https://www.border.gov.au/

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