Indians overtake English as Australia’s top migrant group as foreign-born residents now a THIRD of population

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For the first time in Australian history, India has overtaken England as the country's largest source of migrants, marking a major demographic shift in the former British colony.New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 971,020 Indian-born residents now live in Australia - narrowly surpassing the 970,950 people born in England.The figures also reveal that almost one-third of Australia's 27.6 million residents were born overseas.A total of 8.83 million people - representing 32 per cent of the population - were born abroad, the highest proportion recorded since 1891 during the gold rush era.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Australia's population has grown by 3.8 million over the past decade, continuing a long-term post-war expansion.English migration peaked in 2013 when more than one million England-born residents lived in Australia, but that figure has steadily declined.Chinese-born residents now form the third-largest migrant group at 732,000.New Zealand ranks fourth,...

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