近十余年澳大利亚华人移民人口结构变化及其影响

The Changing Demographics of Chinese Immigrants in Australia Over the Past Decade and Its Implications

澳大利亚自霍华德政府移民政策改革后,华人移民人口结构朝技术化、年轻化、高质量化的方向发展。近十余年来中国对澳移民数量尤为庞大,华人移民人口结构亦发生变化,如家庭移民数量上升,但仍以技术移民为主导;雇主担保类技术移民数量上升,独立技术移民数量下降;商业投资移民持续走高;内地华人移民日益年轻化,而港台华人移民年龄有所上升。这些变化为澳大利亚的发展带来深远影响,如大批中国商业投资移民的到来促进了澳大利亚经济的发展;年轻有技术的华人移民为澳大利亚提供高价值的劳动力,亦缓和了人口老龄化现象;华人移民更加积极融入澳大利亚社会,为多元文化社会贡献更多力量。

Since the immigration policy reforms under the Howard government in Australia,the demographic structure of Chinese immigrants has shifted towards a more technical,younger,and higher-quality direction.Over the past decade,there has been a significant increase in the number of Chinese immigrants to Australia,leading to changes in the composition of the Chinese immigrant population.Family immigration has increased,but technical immigration remains predominant.Employer-sponsored technical immigrants have increased while independent technical immigrants have declined.Business investment immigration continues to rise.Mainland Chinese immigrants are becoming younger,while immigrants from Hong Kong and Taiwan are aging.These changes have had profound impacts on Australia's development.For example,the influx of Chinese business investment immigrants has promoted economic growth.Young and skilled Chinese immigrants have provided high-value labor and alleviated the aging population.Chinese immigrants are more actively integrating into Australian society,contributing more to its multicultural society.