Quarterly Migration Report - June 2008 Quarter

Arrival Sources and Departure Destinations (June 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 June 2008 quarter, 3,955 pre-school-age and school-age children arrived in New Zealand and 4,062 departed overseas. The overall effect was a net PLT migration outflow of 107. Asia remains the major source of migration arrivals (representing 32.4% of overall arrivals) and Oceania is still the most popular departure destination (representing 73.1% of overall departures).

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

Looking at the individual country levels, Australia topped the chart with 628 PLT migrants arriving in New Zealand in the June 2008 quarter. However, Australia is also by far the most popular departure destination with over 2,800 0- to 17-year-olds migrating there. Table 3 below shows the top 5 arrival sources and departure destinations in the June 2008 quarter.

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