In 2025, 8.8 million Australians were born overseas, making up 32 percent of the estimated resident population of 27.6 million, the ABS said. In the same year, India became the most common country of birth for overseas residents, overtaking England by a hair, each having around 971,000 people. The Indian-born group recorded its largest increase since 2015, 522,000 people. Both Italy and England saw the biggest declines since 2015, with median ages above 60, reflecting older post‑World War migration cohorts.
The median age of overseas-born Australians was 43 years in 2025, down from 46 in 2005. In contrast, the Australian‑born median age rose to 35 from 33 in 2005. Latvia residents were the oldest group, with a median age of 80, while Qatar natives had the youngest median age of 15.
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