Australia's demographic trajectory is rapidly changing — and not by organic evolution, but by elite design. As new ABS data reveals, more than 8.6 million Australians — 31.5% of the population — were born overseas, with India set to overtake the UK as the top country of birth among migrants. The multicultural experiment has now morphed into something far more aggressive: a radical demographic replacement happening at a speed and scale few Western countries would tolerate, let alone celebrate.

This isn't an indictment of Indian, Chinese, Filipino, or Nepalese migrants individually. Many contribute positively and integrate well. But the pace and asymmetry of this population shift cannot be waved away as mere diversity — it's a political choice, rooted in cheap-labour economics, higher education profiteering, and globalist ideology, not in the long-term cultural or civic health of the nation.

The core question is: Would India permit this in reverse? Would it allow Australia to become the dominant source of permanent migrants in Delhi or Mumbai, until Australians were the largest foreign-born community and shaped the cultural norms? Of course not. No serious nation allows itself to be remade by outside forces this way. Only the West — in its guilt-ridden, postmodern stupor — does so willingly, even proudly.

The data speaks for itself. Between 2014 and 2024, 505,000 migrants came from India, dwarfing all others. Meanwhile, migration from the UK, Italy, Greece, and Germany declined — not by accident, but by design. Government policy, university recruitment pipelines, and corporate demand for cheaper, pliable labour drive the inflow.

This is not a multicultural balance. This is a monocultural inversion. A system that once drew from across the globe now overwhelmingly taps Asia — especially India — for its economic and demographic fuel. The cultural footprint of European migration, which built much of the post-war Australian identity, is being overwritten in real time.

At the same time, Australians are struggling with a housing crisis, declining infrastructure, and eroding trust in public institutions. Net overseas migration in 2023–24 will hit 340,000, far exceeding forecasts. Yet governments — beholden to the education and property lobbies — refuse to adjust. The supposed "rebalancing" cited by Treasurer Jim Chalmers is political sleight of hand. The real question is: Why are Australians never consulted?

There is no national debate. No referendum. No acknowledgment that the social contract is being rewritten without voter input. Immigration, once a tool to strengthen the nation, has become a tool of demographic engineering — a Great Replacement carried out by spreadsheets and spin doctors.

If Australians express unease, they are called racists. If they ask for moderation, they are silenced. But patriotism is not xenophobia. Sovereignty is not bigotry. Australians have every right to question the speed, scale, and source of this transformation — just as any nation would if the roles were reversed.

Australia's political class must answer: What is the endgame? Is it a nation where no cultural group dominates — except perhaps the bureaucracy and its economic backers? Is it a nation that severs itself from its own historical and civilisational roots to become a blank slate for global movement?

If multiculturalism is to mean anything, it must include respect for national identity and democratic choice, not just open borders and economic churn. Without that, we're not building a society — we're dissolving one.

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Australia's population is now more multicultural than ever, with over 8.6 million residents born overseas—about 31.5 percent of the total population.

The biggest surge came from India, which is expected to surpass the UK as the top country of birth for migrants later this year.

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The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that in 2025, there were 963,560 migrants from the UK, 916,330 from India, 700,120 from China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau), 617,960 from New Zealand, and 394,380 from the Philippines.

This was followed by Vietnam (318,760), South Africa (224,160), Nepal (197,800), Malaysia (183,490), and Sri Lanka (172,800).

Overall, the proportion of overseas migrants has steadily increased over recent decades from 23.8 percent in 2004 to 31.5 percent in 2024.

Globally, Australia ranked eighth in terms of the number of international migrants. The United States topped the list with 52.4 million overseas-born residents.

Migration from Europe has steadily declined over the years, with Asian countries becoming the dominant source of new arrivals.

India migration has continued to surge with an additional 505,000 people entering Australia in the decade from 2014 to 2024, followed by China (234,000), the Philippines (164,000), and Nepal (155,000).

"India's demographics, coupled with its skilled workforce and a high demand for international education, have made Australia a preferred destination," said Annathurai Gnanasambandam, director of Visa Help Australia, in an interview with The Epoch Times.

On the flipside, the UK recorded the largest decrease in migrants, with 47,000 fewer individuals entering Australia from 2014 to 2024, followed by Italy (44,000), Greece (28,000), and Germany (18,000).

The average median age of European migrants is 60 years and over, reflecting the post-World War II migration trend.

The demographic make-up of each state and territory differs as well.

In New South Wales, Chinese migrants were the largest source of overseas residents, followed by the British and Indians, according to the 2021 Census.

In Victoria, Indian migration was the largest by far, outstripping Chinese migration by about 90,000 individuals.

In Queensland, New Zealanders and British were the largest overseas communities, followed by Indians and Chinese.

The British were the biggest contributors to Western Australia and Tasmania.

Migration has continued to be a sensitive subject as Australians struggle with housing affordability.

The Coalition has accused the Albanese government of mismanaging immigration, with net overseas migration for 2023–24 forecast to reach 340,000—80,000 higher than initial estimates.

Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan blamed Labor for "consistently overshooting" forecasts and pledged to cut permanent migration from 185,000 to 140,000 if elected.

But Treasurer Jim Chalmers defended the government's position, pointing out that net migration was declining.

"It's now at its lowest point since the pandemic," he said, adding the system is being rebalanced to serve Australia's national interest."

Electoral/political comment authorised by Arnis J. Luks

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