Australia’s post-pandemic surge in net overseas migration temporary, federal budget predicts

Most of the increase is attributed to the return of overseas students, skilled temporary visa holders and working holidaymakers

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Australia’s surge in net overseas migration, forecast to be 400,000 in 2022–23, is a catchup from the pandemic and is expected to be temporary, the budget papers reveal.

The forecast for 2024–25 is 260,000, broadly in line with the long-term historical average of 235,000.

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