A large number of migrants came to Australia
After world war 2, many people migrante to Australia to avoid Japenese invasion. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Europeans migrated to Australia and over 1,000,000 British Subjects immigrated under the Assisted Migration Scheme, colloquially becoming known as Ten Pound Poms. Approximately 1.6 million migrants arrived between October 1945 and 30 June 1960, about 1.3 million in the 1960s, about 960,000 in the 1970s, about 1.1 million in the 1980s, over 900,000 in the 1990s and over 900,000 since the year 2000. By the end of World War II, the Australian Government was committed to immigration numbers of around one per cent increase in population each year, to match an estimated one per cent natural increase.
History of Australia immigration
Around 160 000 men and women were brought to Australia from 1788 until penal transportation ended in 1868. The convicts were also joined by free immigrants from the early 1790s.
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After World War II ended in May 1945 Europe was in chaos. Germany was crushed and the map of Europe was being carved up by the United States and the Soviet Union.
The picture in the left is the British migrants came to Australia. Between 1945 and 1965 more than two million migrants came to Australia. The first wave of post war migration began with Displaced Persons.
The picture in the left is the British migrants came to Australia. Between 1945 and 1965 more than two million migrants came to Australia. The first wave of post war migration began with Displaced Persons.