Indicators of Integration 2012 › Key indicators by country › Australia
Australia
Australia is in 2nd place in the OECD in terms of the share of immigrants in its population, with the foreign-born accounting for 26% of the total population. 15% of them arrived in the last 5 years compared with 22% on average across OECD countries. The foreign-born population is on average more educated than across OECD countries, with 38% of highly educated compared with 31% across OECD countries. 44% come from an OECD high-income country and 51% from a country with the same official language.
The immigrant household median income in Australia is in the top half of OECD countries but its level is 14% lower than the native-born one (compared with -21% across OECD countries). 20% of persons living in an immigrant household live with income below the poverty line, compared with an average of 17% across OECD countries.
Australia is among the top five countries with the highest share of nationals among its foreign-born population. In 2010, 7.6% of its foreign population was naturalised, compared with 2.9% across OECD countries.
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| Topic | Definition |
| Housing | Immigrants living in a suitably-sized dwelling, %, 2009 |
| Income | Annual equivalised disposable income, USD, 2008 |
| Health | Foreign-born adults reporting to be in good health, %, 2009 |
| Education | Mean reading score of native-born children of immigrants, points, PISA 2009 |
| Employment | Employment rate of the foreign-born population (15-64), %, 2009-10 |
| Skill matching | Highly educated immigrants (15-64) in highly skilled jobs, % of highly educated immigrant employed, 2009-10 |
| Naturalisation | Persons naturalised in 2010 as a % of the foreign population in 2009 |
| Foreign-born population | ||
| 5.8 millions | ||
| 26.5 % of total population | ||
| Foreign-born population (15-64) | ||
| Australia | OECD average | |
| Recent immigrants | ||
| 15% | 17% | |
| Highly educated | ||
| 38% | 31% | |
| From an OECD high-income country | ||
| 44% | 28% | |
| From country with same official language | ||
| 51% | 27% | |