Skilled workers flocking to Australia

The United Kingdom plays a major role in filling many excellent job functions in Australia.

People from the UK with engineering skills, or skilled trades on the look out for a job in Australia, are likely to get very good jobs, because of the ever-growing demand for qualified and experienced professionals.

Already, skilled people from the United Kingdom secure the majority of these positions, along with Chinese, Indians and South Africans.

Australia also is a major source of jobs for many countries like Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Among many reasons that contribute to Brits moving to Australia for employment is that the cost of living in the United Kingdom, especially in London, has drastically increased. Australia has more affordable cost of living, and a good work environment and great recreational opportunities.

This is reflected in the current population boom with an increase of more than 330,000 last year. In raw numbers, Australia's population growth has never been higher. Over the 2007 calendar year, almost 180,000 net migrants arrived in Australia.

Migration was further boosted this year by the government's plan to increase the skilled migrant intake by 30% for 2008/09. At the same time, he said that the rate of natural increase is also rising rapidly with over 140,000 more births than deaths last year.