Emigration 2009 - Department of Immigration & Citizenship

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Table 8(continued)
Overseas born permanent departures by region/country of
birth and period of residence, 2008-09
Period of Residence
< 2 years 2 to < 5 years 5 years + Total (a)
Birthplace No. % No. % No. % No. %
North Africa & the Middle East
North Africa
Algeria 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 -
Egypt 14 0.3 20 0.3 100 0.4 137 0.3
Libya - - - - 7 - 7 -
Morocco 1 - 2 - 5 - 8 -
Sudan 4 0.1 19 0.3 28 0.1 51 0.1
Tunisia 2 - - - 2 - 4 -
Total 23 0.4 42 0.7 147 0.5 215 0.5
Middle East
Bahrain 6 0.1 3 - 15 0.1 24 0.1
Gaza Strip & West Bank - - - - 5 - 5 -
Iran 42 0.8 44 0.7 158 0.6 255 0.6
Iraq 42 0.8 60 1.0 254 0.9 359 0.9
Israel 35 0.6 35 0.6 114 0.4 184 0.5
Jordan 9 0.2 6 0.1 27 0.1 44 0.1
Kuwait 6 0.1 19 0.3 35 0.1 60 0.2
Lebanon 30 0.5 64 1.0 355 1.3 452 1.1
Oman 1 - 4 0.1 2 - 7 -
Qatar 7 0.1 4 0.1 2 - 13 -
Saudi Arabia 11 0.2 5 0.1 24 0.1 40 0.1
Syria 5 0.1 14 0.2 35 0.1 54 0.1
Turkey 10 0.2 20 0.3 153 0.6 183 0.5
United Arab Emirates 50 0.9 26 0.4 29 0.1 105 0.3
Yemen - - 2 - 2 - 7 -
Middle East nfd - - 1 - 2 - 3 -
Total 254 4.6 307 4.9 1 212 4.4 1 795 4.5
Total 277 5.0 349 5.6 1 359 4.9 2 010 5.1
Southeast Asia
Brunei 1 - 5 0.1 23 0.1 32 0.1
Burma 4 0.1 8 0.1 41 0.1 53 0.1
Cambodia 10 0.2 31 0.5 106 0.4 147 0.4
East Timor - - 11 0.2 27 0.1 38 0.1
Indonesia 45 0.8 106 1.7 483 1.8 644 1.6
Laos 3 0.1 3 - 50 0.2 56 0.1
Malaysia 64 1.2 99 1.6 659 2.4 824 2.1
Philippines 41 0.7 76 1.2 354 1.3 483 1.2
Singapore 147 2.7 106 1.7 333 1.2 587 1.5
Thailand 75 1.4 123 2.0 358 1.3 560 1.4
Vietnam 87 1.6 190 3.0 943 3.4 1 220 3.1
Total 477 8.6 758 12.1 3 377 12.3 4 644 11.7
(a) Includes not stated.