Despite Australia's high rate of migration, Cameron Kusher research analyst with CoreLogic, says only 10.7% of Australian residents are not Australian citizens. 

The proportion varies from state to state, for example only 4.4 per cent of Tasmanian residents are not citizens, while 13.3 per cent of Western Australian residents are not citizens.

The table below shows the regions with the highest proportion of residents that aren’t Australian citizens.

All of the regions with high rates of non-citizens are in capital cities.

“A more in depth look at the locations show that many of them are located within the same areas, or very close to, major universities," said Kusher, reflecting the high demand from overseas for Australian tertiary education.

The areas with the highest proportion of Australian citizens are mainly in Queensland and Northern Territory, often outside capital cities, and in remote Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander communities. 

However, four of the areas with the highest rates of Australian citizens are in Sydney: Heathcote – Waterfall, Woronora Heights, Illawong – Alfords Bay, and Lilli Pilli – Port Hacking – Dolans Bay.

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