Half of Australia’s New Migrants Settling in Sydney and Melbourne: Report

The Institute of Public Affairs data showed 83 percent of all new migrants settled in a capital city.

Travellers wait in long service lines at the Sydney domestic airport in Sydney, Australia, on July 19, 2024. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Research by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) shows that most migrants to Australia are settling in Melbourne and Sydney, with 57 percent establishing a base in these two cities.

The think tank’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data also revealed that 83 percent of all new migrants settled in one of this nation’s capital cities.