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Table 1 Population averages for Primary Applicants of Family Stream and Skill Stream visas aged 18–54, by visa category and survey

From: Skilled migrants and labour market integration: how important is the selection process?

 

Family Stream

General skilled migrant

Employer sponsored

 

LSIA 3

CSAM

LSIA 3

CSAM

LSIA 3

CSAM

 

2005

2009-10

2005

2009-10

2005

2009-10

Dependent variables

At work

0.567

0.495

0.818

0.890

0.991

0.954

Occupation (of those at work)

      

Higher occupations

      
 

Manager

0.068

0.066

0.042

0.050

0.148

0.130

 

Professional

0.178

0.197

0.392

0.455

0.549

0.477

Other occupations

      
 

Technical and trades

0.133

0.109

0.108

0.175

0.133

0.188

 

Community and personal

0.113

0.125

0.058

0.060

0.054

0.090

 

Clerical and administration

0.151

0.136

0.184

0.093

0.070

0.037

 

Sales

0.109

0.079

0.120

0.045

0.030

0.014

 

Machine operator and labourers

0.248

0.288

0.097

0.121

0.017

0.065

Covariates

Proportion women

0.669

0.693

0.442

0.376

0.301

0.294

Age bands

      
 

18-34

0.691

0.696

0.785

0.618

0.351

0.324

 

35-49

0.309

0.304

0.215

0.382

0.649

0.676

Has a partner

0.961

0.954

0.512

0.682

0.787

0.823

 

Has partner at work in Aus

0.773

0.771

0.271

0.413

0.450

0.489

Has children who migrated

0.167

0.169

0.211

0.371

0.459

0.583

Country of birth

      
 

English speaking

0.178

0.169

0.109

0.289

0.532

0.398

 

East Asia

0.156

0.181

0.273

0.172

0.085

0.137

 

South Asia

0.092

0.137

0.221

0.270

0.076

0.119

 

South East Asia

0.241

0.255

0.260

0.127

0.096

0.157

Speaks English very well

0.447

0.433

0.630

0.751

0.837

0.761

Qualifications

      
 

No post school qualification

0.340

0.345

0.054

0.055

0.083

0.122

 

First degree or higher

0.362

0.400

0.803

0.700

0.630

0.546

 

Highest qual obtained in Aus

0.096

0.139

0.609

0.441

0.082

0.228

Main reason for migrating

      
 

Better future for family

0.123

0.109

0.268

0.497

0.219

0.400

 

Join family

0.753

0.789

0.058

0.026

0.023

0.018

 

Work opportunities

0.035

0.017

0.298

0.170

0.470

0.356

State of residence

      
 

NSW

0.432

0.361

0.408

0.223

0.379

0.243

 

QLD

0.122

0.141

0.095

0.118

0.118

0.191

 

SA

0.044

0.052

0.036

0.120

0.118

0.079

 

VIC

0.286

0.307

0.341

0.312

0.207

0.225

 

WA

0.087

0.110

0.092

0.200

0.129

0.207

Onshore visa

0.397

0.373

0.607

0.394

0.802

0.768

Sample size

5323

1966

2933

2274

854

1713

  1. All statistics calculated using reported survey weights