Australia's population hit 25 million, newest resident likely to be young, female and Chinese

Australia's population has hit the 25 million mark according to projections from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a milestone reached in record time as net migration continues to outpace births. The 25th million resident could be a new migrant to the country, a newborn baby or an Australian returning home after living abroad, says the ABC news report

Australia's population is set to hit the 25 million mark, according to official estimates by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a milestone reached in record time as net migration continues to outpace births. If you look at arrival figures, as opposed to net overseas migration, people born in China emerge as the largest group of migrants accounting for 15.8 per cent of total arrivals. Since about 2005, we're receiving more people from overseas than have been added to our population through natural increase, so more migrants than babies," Megalogenis said.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the total population of Australia has hit 25 million.