Interestingly to know today’s media release from ABS. Among minorities, population of migrants from China is 3rd largest, only less than those from UK and NZ.

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reveal 5.5 million migrants from over 200 countries living in Australia were born overseas, as at June 2008.

People born in the United Kingdom remained the largest group with 1.2 million calling Australia home, followed by those from New Zealand (495,000 people), China (314,000), India (239,000) and Italy (222,000).