Australia: Overseas Residence

Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK nationals took up residence in (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. McCartney
Figures from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship show that, from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 2006, 182,616 UK nationals have taken up residence in Australia.

Figures from Immigration New Zealand show that, from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 2006, 80,071 UK nationals have taken up residence in New Zealand.