The impact of long-term visitors on projections of Australia's population

McDonald, Peter; Kippen, Rebecca

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The impact of long-term visitors on projections of Australia's population

Authors

McDonald, Peter

Kippen, Rebecca

Abstract

In 1999 and 2000, for the first time, net long-term visitor migration exceeded net permanent migration, by nine per cent in 1999 and by 21 per cent in 2000. This report focuses on the longer-term demographic implications of this change by constructing an alternative population projection methodology.