Topic
Population and migration
Visa grants, settler arrivals and permanent additions, by stream and country. 9 datasets served here, 30,142 rows in all, each in every format with a query API, a browser explorer and a version history.
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Home Affairs Cthlive
Migration Program outcome by stream and citizenship, Australia, 1996-97 onwards
Permanent visas granted under the Migration Program each financial year since 1996-97, by stream and country of citizenship.
- Rows
- 16,641
- Fields
- 5
- Version
- 2025-11-10
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Home Affairs Cthlive
Settler arrivals by country of birth, Australia, 1959 to 1996
Settlers who arrived in Australia each year from January 1959 to June 1996, by region and country of birth.
- Rows
- 6,821
- Fields
- 5
- Version
- 2025-11-10
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Home Affairs Cthlive
Permanent additions by country of birth, Australia, 1996-97 to 2016-17
People added to Australia's permanent population each financial year from 1996-97 to 2016-17, by region and country of birth.
- Rows
- 5,238
- Fields
- 5
- Version
- 2025-11-10
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Access Canberra ACTlive
Interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to the ACT
The number of driver licences from other states and from overseas transferred to the ACT each month since January 2019, by the jurisdiction they came from.
licences transferred per year, 2019 to 2025. 2026 is not drawn because the rows run to 1 September 2026. - Rows
- 744
- Fields
- 3
- Version
- 2026-10-03
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Home Affairs Cthlive
Humanitarian Program visa grants, Australia, 1977-78 onwards
Visas granted under Australia's Humanitarian Program each financial year since 1977-78, by category.
- Rows
- 240
- Fields
- 3
- Version
- 2025-11-10
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Home Affairs Cthlive
Migration Program outcome by stream, Australia, 1984-85 onwards
Permanent visas granted under Australia's Migration Program each financial year since 1984-85, by stream.
- Rows
- 205
- Fields
- 3
- Version
- 2025-11-10
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Transport and Planning Viclive
Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin
The number of interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to Victoria in the quarter, by the state or country they came from and whether the holder lives in Melbourne or rural Victoria.
- Rows
- 146
- Fields
- 6
- Version
- 2026-07-14
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Access Canberra ACTlive
Driver licences transferred interstate, ACT
The number of ACT driver licences transferred to another state or territory each month since January 2019.
licences transferred interstate per year, 2019 to 2025. 2026 is not drawn because the rows run to 1 September 2026. - Rows
- 93
- Fields
- 2
- Version
- 2026-10-03
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Transport and Planning Viclive
Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter
The number of Victorian driver licences transferred to another jurisdiction in each quarter since the start of 2023.
licences transferred out per year, 2023 to 2025. 2026 is not drawn because the year was not over when the publisher released this version on 14 July 2026. - Rows
- 14
- Fields
- 3
- Version
- 2026-07-14
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