The one state Aussies are fleeing in droves with more than 120,000 leaving in just one year
- Aussies fleeing state in droves
- Only three states experienced increase
Australians are leaving NSW in droves in search of new lives interstate, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed.
In the 12 months to December 31, saw a whopping 121,071 people fleeing for another state and less than 90,000 moving in from around the country to take their place.
Victoria, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT also recorded falls in net interstate migration, with Victoria seeing a drop of nearly 10,000 and Tasmania only losing 941 people once arrivals were taken into account.
Australians are leaving NSW in droves in search of new lives interstate, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed
Only three states saw a net increase in interstate migration over the same time period, with South Australia recording an extra 670 people, Western Australia gaining 10,593 and Queensland recording a whopping increase of 34,545.
While Australians were leaving NSW, the state saw a massive influx of overseas migrants, with a net increase of 134,602.
Victoria saw a net increase of 120,460 overseas mirgrants, while Queensland recorded just over 58,000.
The huge boost in overseas migration saw every state and territory record an increase in its total population, with only the Northern Territory citing natural increase as the source of its rise.
The numbers were released as the ABS handed down new data findings on interstate migration from the 2021 Census.
According to the Census, those aged 18-40 made up more than half of all interstate movers, despite making up only one third of the population.
NSW Premier Chris Minns warned during the election campaign the state was losing more and more workers due to the public sector wages cap and staff shortages.
The wage cap was introduced by the Coalition government in 2011 with Mr Minns vowing to scrap it for the 400,000 public sector workers in NSW.
In the 12 months to December 31, saw a whopping 121,071 people fleeing for another state and less than 90,000 moving in from around the country to take their place
Mr Minns vowed to stabilise the community service sector and improve job security for women.
‘Longer-term funding will mean better services for frontline organisations because it’s more time spent helping people and less time bogged down in paperwork to get funding,’ he said in December.
‘This is a predominantly female workforce, and ensuring certainty will also provide economic security for those employed in this sector.’
NSW’s population is still expected to grow despite the mass exodus with births and overseas immigration to raise the state population.
Experts have predicted the state will reach 8.3million by the end of the year and 8.6million by 2026.
Victoria will also experience a boost to its overall population with the number of residents expected to grow from 6.8million this year and then to 7.2million by 2026.
