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The Albanese government continues to import people into Australia at a rapid pace, with 40,400 net permanent and long-term (NPLT) arrivals in March, the second-highest March total on record, after 2023 (44,580).
In the year to March 2026, 486,300 NPLT arrivals landed in Australia, just below the all-time highs of 498,270 in February 2024 and 494,540 in January 2026:
The annual breakdown of arrivals and departures is provided below. In the year to March, a record high of 1,164,540 persons arrived in Australia on a long-term or permanent basis, which was partially offset by 678,240 long-term and permanent departures, slightly fewer than the record high.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.