Australia expected to be 82,000 people below forecast migration levels next year, study finds

Country has shortfall over more than five years of pandemic disruption, according to ANU report, contrary to claims of record-high migration

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Australia is still far from catching up to the levels of migration expected before the pandemic, a new study from the Australian National University has shown.

Before Covid, net migration was projected to hit about 300,000 by 2025. But the study, led by migration hub director Alan Gamlen, found that net overseas migration may still be 82,000 people short of that number.

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