Retaining Permanent and Temporary Immigrants in Rural Australia: Place‐Based and Individual Determinants

Neil Argent, Aude Bernard, Dagmara Laukova, Tom Wilson, Tomasz Zając, Anthony Kimpton · 2024 · Population Space and Place

Summary. Australia's regional visa schemes successfully attract skilled migrants to rural areas but fail to retain them long-term, with only 40% remaining after nine years compared to over 50% for other migrant categories. Retention is higher in regions with diverse job markets and ethnic networks, but lower where housing costs are high. Less-educated and lower-income migrants, including humanitarian arrivals, stay longer in rural areas, revealing a pattern of socio-spatial inequality and labor market segmentation.

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  title   = {Retaining Permanent and Temporary Immigrants in Rural Australia: Place‐Based and Individual Determinants},
  author  = {Neil Argent and Aude Bernard and Dagmara Laukova and Tom Wilson and Tomasz Zając and Anthony Kimpton},
  journal = {Population Space and Place},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1002/psp.2865},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2865}
}

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DOI

10.1002/psp.2865

Countries

Australia

Regions

Oceania

Categories

policy, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28