Immigration in Australia started in 1788. Australia’s than aboriginal population was about 400.000. The present population of Australia over 20 million migrations has been the main reason for this change. According to statistics in New South Wales four out of every ten people are either migrates or the children of migrants.
The first migrants to Australia were the convicts transported from Britain, Ireland and other British colonies. 80.000 arrived in New South Wales between 1788 and 1840. By 1830 small number of migrants from Britain and Ireland started arriving under their own resources, others with assistance from one of the public or privet schemes the available. |