Immigration to Australia has surged since the COVID pandemic. But our research shows only about one in five become citizens within seven years.
- Associate Professor, Queensland Centre for Population Research, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
COVID-19 halted immigration and housing affordability got much worse. We’d feel the impacts of internal migration and undersupply of affordable housing even if we again blocked migrants from overseas.
Under a severe scenario, Australia’s population will be 4% smaller than if the pandemic hadn’t occurred.
Long before coronavirus hit Australia we were moving less between states and regions. Some worry about economic impacts, but a greater concern is inequality if some people find themselves ‘trapped’.
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