---
title: Population and migration
resource: https://publicdata.au/topics/migration/
---

# Population and migration

Visa grants, settler arrivals and permanent additions, by stream and country.

- [Migration Program outcome by stream and citizenship, Australia, 1996-97 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-migration-program-by-citizenship/): Permanent visas granted under the Migration Program each financial year since 1996-97, by stream and country of citizenship. Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-11-10, 16,641 rows.
- [Settler arrivals by country of birth, Australia, 1959 to 1996](https://publicdata.au/d/au-settler-arrivals-by-country/): Settlers who arrived in Australia each year from January 1959 to June 1996, by region and country of birth. Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-11-10, 6,821 rows.
- [Permanent additions by country of birth, Australia, 1996-97 to 2016-17](https://publicdata.au/d/au-permanent-additions-by-country/): People added to Australia's permanent population each financial year from 1996-97 to 2016-17, by region and country of birth. Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-11-10, 5,238 rows.
- [Interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to the ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-to-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. Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-03, 744 rows.
- [Humanitarian Program visa grants, Australia, 1977-78 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-humanitarian-program-grants/): Visas granted under Australia's Humanitarian Program each financial year since 1977-78, by category. Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-11-10, 240 rows.
- [Migration Program outcome by stream, Australia, 1984-85 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-migration-program-outcome/): Permanent visas granted under Australia's Migration Program each financial year since 1984-85, by stream. Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-11-10, 205 rows.
- [Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/): 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. Department of Transport and Planning, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-07-14, 146 rows.
- [Driver licences transferred interstate, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-interstate/): The number of ACT driver licences transferred to another state or territory each month since January 2019. Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-03, 93 rows.
- [Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/): The number of Victorian driver licences transferred to another jurisdiction in each quarter since the start of 2023. Department of Transport and Planning, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-07-14, 14 rows.

Every dataset on the portals can be searched at https://publicdata.au/backlog/?q=migration and voted for.