For much of the woes of Australia, the alleged high levels of migration are often blamed. From traffic congestion to the spiraling costs of accommodations, some politicians and political outfits from the country claim that Oz must put a brake on migration.  But, perhaps, they have their own interests to safeguard and they could be using the bogey of migration to derive political mileage.

Without a doubt, migration has shaped the destiny and character of Australia more than it has done with any other overseas destination. As per the data that we have on the subject, one out of every four national of Down Under wasn’t born in the nation, and every one out of two has a parent born abroad. Still, the public apprehension related to this migration is heading north even as a growing number of people are reportedly wondering in case you may have too much of something very good.

Allegedly, the major subject is not the nation’s permanent migrant intake as it’s the figure of the impermanent migrants that’s galloping rapidly. Still, the tag is a little confusing: several “temporary” migrants reside in Oz for over 10 years and frequently get the nation’s Permanent Residency (PR) & Citizenship in the end.

Allegedly, the country’s total intake of migrants is also not the major issue. It’s basically the figures shifting to Sydney & Melbourne at extraordinary levels, so that the latter’s populace is presently heading north at roughly 3% per annum.

Migration has its advantages. It has boosted the Commonwealth’s yearly GDP growth by close-to 1.5% over the previous 10 years. It assists firms whose profits and revenues frequently develop in sync with the GDP. And it makes the figures seem nice for administrations eager to evade the disgrace of a downturn.

Still, much of this doesn’t aid those already residing in the Kangaroo Land. The only important benefit is the higher GDP per capita. Migration has assisted here as well – by the more humble rate of roughly 0.4% every year.

As revealed in a Treasury and Home Affairs paper made public sometime back, since migrants are likely to be comparatively younger, vis-à-vis the present people, they are more expected to do a job. Since they are likely to be more qualified as well, they are more useful.

The gains of migration have jumped over the preceding 15 years. The Howard administration, reportedly, moved the nation’s migration intake towards younger and comparatively more-trained migrants. At present, there is not a great deal of family reunion migrants, and majority of them presently are partners instead of parents. Several of the additional provisional migrants happen to be students, who not only make a good contribution to Australia’s exports; they also make a handy contribution to the economy as comparatively well-trained employees.

However, these economic gains require to be judged against the expenses. One does not require losing his sleep over migrants snatching jobs and cutting down the salaries of the local people. Both in Oz and abroad, trained migrants have a tendency to boost the percentage of the people who work; they are also likely to improve the salaries.

Actually, the big costs are the somewhat higher expenses of accommodation, and additional traffic bottlenecks. In case the population increases swiftly, and housing construction fails to match the pace, then greater costs are the unavoidable consequence. The costs are not borne similarly. More house values and rents are good for the old people planning to sell. But they do not make much difference to those who have already committed to a mortgage, for the ensuing 25 years.

Still, high prices are decidedly not in the interests of the younger families. Hence, it’s hardly a matter of astonishment that home possession is falling for those who are comparatively younger and earning not too well.

Allegedly, the same doesn’t have to be the case. Most cities of Oz are thinly occupied by the world standards with lots of space for subdivision. Still, individuals only prefer more density in the suburb next to theirs, and as a result, their kids cannot have enough money to purchase a house.

In the same way, more persons not essentially mean more traffic jamming. It would do better in case the government dedicated its times and resources to the transport missions with the most benefits, in place of whatever catches a politician’s fancy in the lead-up to polls. And overcrowding would not be a big problem in case the government encouraged people to use public modes of transportations more.