FACTBase Bulletin 33 - Connectivity of Perth’s Migrant Diasporas

This FACTBase Bulletin examines Perth’s in- and out-flow of migrants under the intensifying transnational paradigm of the Internet and social media technologies, like Facebook and Skype.

Key Findings

• Migrant connectivity is impacted by socio-economic factors, measured by usage of Information Communications Technologies (ICT).
• Migrants from more developed nations have a higher usage of ICT’s (and therefore more connectivity to their homeland).
• Migrants from less developed nations have less usage if ICT, where usage is likely to be restricted to the higher income groups of the homeland.
• Majority of all education qualifications were held by migrants from the UK, Maritime SE Asia, South and East Asia, and Southern Asia. The most highly educated nations (having either a masters or a PhD) were Southern and Chinese Asia, North America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
• According to the Census, first generational Australian in Greater Perth identify more strongly with their ethnicity than second generation Australians.