Australia's population growth rate has risen to the highest level in 18 years and Western Australia is leading the way with growth of 2.35 per cent in the year to Sepetmber 2007.
The national growth was driven mainly by increased migration. The number of migrants settling in Australia (after netting out departures) was 179,100, the largest in Australia's history.
The increase in immigration meant that Australia's population expanded by a record 318,500 people or 1.53 per cent over the year to September.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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