South Australia is doing a better job than the other states in attracting business migrants but there is no room for complacency, the Australian Population Institute says.

"We have jumped from attracting just 1.7 per cent of the national intake of business migrants three years ago to more than 14 per cent last year," the institute's South Australian chairman, Michael Hickinbotham, said.

"Other states aggressively target overseas migrants like we do, so we need to continue to identify and use our competitive advantages."

Mr Hickinbotham was commenting on new data showing SA took in 604 people - or about 200 families - on business migrant visas in 2005-06 compared to 93 in 2001-02.

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