Who's actually been leaving Australia during the pandemic?

New data from the Department of Home Affairs on who has been allowed to leave Australia, which countries they are going to, and why, has revealed some "concerning trends".

Data from the Department of Home Affairs on who has been allowed to leave Australia, which countries they are going to, has revealed some "concerning trends". Source: AAP

SBS Gujarati
View Podcast Series

Get the SBS Audio app

Other ways to listen

ANALYSIS: New data from the Department of Home Affairs on who has been allowed to leave Australia, which countries they are going to, and why, has revealed some "concerning trends".

Highlights

The data cover the period from August 1 2020 to April 25 2021 and reveal some concerning trends.

The top countries of intended destination were India (25,443 requests), followed by China (21,547) and the UK (15,703), approval rates to the UK (68 per cent), India (46 per cent), and China (59 per cent).

Only 7.17 per cent of requests from India were approved, compared to 23.48 per cent from the UK and 30.73 per cent from South Africa.

ALSO READ

Here's how to follow SBS Gujarati on our other digital and social media platforms.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Vipin and Bharti Shah received Australian citizenship at the age of 78 and 74 respectively.

Against the trend: This migrant couple received Australian citizenship in their late 70s

Two statues in a garden that have been covered.

SBS Gujarati Australian update: 24 January 2025

474732813_2577537625785544_6687884991485809428_n (1).jpg

SBS Gujarati Australian update: 23 January 2025

A home is being constructed. Only the frame of the house has been put up

SBS Gujarati Australian update: 22 January 2025