Redacted text would like the ABS to collect data on the proportion of the population that is a skilled migrant, or a business/investor migrant, and the countries from which they migrated. Within that, we would like to know about movement of skilled and business/investor migrants between states - how many came into or out of Victoria from other States/Territories. Finally, we would like to know how many skilled and business/investor migrants are in full time/part time employment and how long they took to find a job after arriving in Victoria.
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Migration
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Country that the migrant migrated from, category of migration (skilled and business/investor), movement between States/Territories, access to employment
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Data is needed to support policy development, program monitoring and planning. It will inform how Victoria targets, obtains and assists skilled and business/investor migrants who directly contribute to the economy.
Assessment Criteria 2
2.
There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.
For whole population
Data is needed for a specific population group.
Assessment Criteria 3
3.
The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
Easy to answer
The topic will be easily understood by respondents as they know what kind of visa they migrated with (if applicable). The topic can be collected in a short series of questions and the respondents will easily know the answers to the questions.
Assessment Criteria 4
4.
The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.
Acceptable
The topic is not intrusive, offensive or controversial.
Assessment Criteria 5
5.
The topic can be collected efficiently.
Collected efficiently
The questions will not present major difficulties for coding, or require extensive processing.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
This topic is highly relevant - not just to Victoria but to all States and Territories. It is critical for addressing skills shortages in Australia in a targeted fashion, and this will be relevant well into the future.
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
There are no existing alternative data sources for inter-state migration of skilled and business/investor migrants, nor is there specific data on the employment of persons in these visa categories.