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We Brits do go to live in other rich countries nearby such as France and Spain. The British population in both these countries being substantial. It also should be noted that EU laws allowing free travel and the ability to settle in other EU countries have increased the number of Britons moving to other EU countries and buying second homes.
Yeah the British presence in Australia is obviously a lot heavier than the US and Canada..
Used to be the case in Canada. For example, it is estimated that half or more of the soldiers sent by Canada to fight in the First World War were actually men born in the UK.
Among older English-speaking Canadians the number of British-born people or first-generation Canadians born of parents originally from the UK is extremely high.
This has tailed off considerably in more recent generations.
One of the significant things about immigration to Aus from the UK is the number who return home within a short time after arrival. Roughly one third return to the UK within a few years.
There have been a number of studies that have looked at the phenomenon, some more academic and sympathetic than others. The most common issues identified seem to centre on unrealistic or uninformed expectations and culture shock.
We have the same phenomenon with the French who move to Quebec. Many do stay of course but a large number do return home as well. Much more than immigrants from other countries do.
I can't find it, however their was a post on the world forum not so long ago showing that Australia's British born population hit its peak nearly 30 years ago.
As to why they still come, who knows? The 10 pound pom days are long gone now.
It's because Australia and NZ were colonies of UK, so for british people is very easy to go there. Also both countries have nice weather.
A lot of brits go to the US too (even more than AU and NZ), but as the US receives so much millons of immigrants each year, the brits represents only an small percentage of that number, but in absolute terms the number of brits in the US is higher than Australia.
There are no special Visas used to entice Brits to come to Australia these days, they have to go through exactly the same immigration process as everyone else.
Used to be the case in Canada. For example, it is estimated that half or more of the soldiers sent by Canada to fight in the First World War were actually men born in the UK.
Among older English-speaking Canadians the number of British-born people or first-generation Canadians born of parents originally from the UK is extremely high.
This has tailed off considerably in more recent generations.
Well yeah that was a long time ago. British immigration has continued strongly to this day. Are there parts of Canada where nearly 50% of the population were born in the UK?
Well yeah that was a long time ago. British immigration has continued strongly to this day. Are there parts of Canada where nearly 50% of the population were born in the UK?
No there would not be any like this in Canada. I'd be surprised if there were any or many in Australia either as you are also well past the initial settlement stage in your country.
No there would not be any like this in Canada. I'd be surprised if there were any or many in Australia either as you are also well past the initial settlement stage in your country.
Some parts of Perth might be, it has the biggest UK Immigrant population in Australia by a considerable margin.
No there would not be any like this in Canada. I'd be surprised if there were any or many in Australia either as you are also well past the initial settlement stage in your country.
Go to the bottom, showing the makeup of Perth's migrant population. Amazing, despite being half the size of either Sydney or Melbourne Perth has more people born in the UK than either.
Jindalee is over 42% British born. You can see the far northern suburbs are heavily British. I don't think anywhere in Sydney or Melbourne compare. Rockingham south is also pretty British. I remember they had an ad for the new Brighton development up there and the voice-overs were in an English accent haha.
That might explain the obviously more prominent British legacy in Perth.
Perth is probably also the most Scottish (which are of course British) city in Australia. Founded by a Scot (James Stirling), named after a town in Scotland, with many early prominent personages (like Canning and Darling for instance) of Scottish ancestry. Many suburbs in Perth have Scottish names, there are sometimes bagpipe troupes, and many people have names like McDonald or McKenzie. Scottish people are a still not insignificant component of the British migrant population here.
Climate is a reason. Australia's economy better than Britain for a couple of decades already.
But NZ is not as good as Australia on climate and economy.
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Weather is the main reason, the fact our economy is doing well and until recently it was a lot easier for British migrants to move over here. Plus culturally we are the closest country to Britain, and family connections. Sure there are a lot of 'ping pong poms' which is hardly surprising given Australia's great distance and physical different from Britain. The UK is a tiny, crowded, cloudy, green island with lots of quaint historic buildings: Australia is new, wide, with a mostly dry, sunny climate (although most of the cities are in the temperate or sub-tropical zone) which is physically speaking almost the antithesis of Britain. This physical contrast masks the similarities that remain between the two cultures, although we are beginning to drift apart culturally, with strong influences from North America and Asia.
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