Quarterly Migration Report - March 2008 Quarter

Arrival Sources and Departure Destinations (March Quarter)

Net PLT migration does not always provide the full picture. For example, a high level of arrivals coupled with a high level of departures will result in low net migration figures. However, high arrivals could have a large impact on classrooms due to the diverse needs of children with different languages and cultural backgrounds.

For the March 2008 quarter, there were 5,730 pre-school-age and school-age children arrived in New Zealand and 5,467 departed overseas. The overall effect is a net PLT migration inflow of 263. Asia remains to be the region of migration arrival sources (representing 32.6% of overall arrivals) and Oceania is still the most popular departure destination (representing 77.1% of overall departures).

Table 2 - Permanent and Long-term Migration by Source / Destination 0 to 17 Year-Olds, March 2008 Quarter

Looking at the individual country levels, Australia topped the chart with 935 PLT migrants arriving in New Zealand in the March 2008 quarter. Australia is also by far the most popular departure destination with almost 4,000 0- to 17-year-olds headed over to Australia. Table 3 below shows the top 5 arrival sources and departure destinations in the March 2008 quarter.

Table 3 - Top 5 Arrival Sources and Departure Destinations 0 to 17 Year-Olds, March 2008 Quarter