Brits form the largest group in Australia.

When we look at the immigrant groups in Australia, the British forms the largest group and Australia is still the most preferred and popular destination for Brits who are looking to emigrate.

Some of the reasons which make Australia the favorite destination for Brits to emigrate are better job opportunities, warm and sunny weather, main language in English, lower price for properties, houses bigger in size in comparison to those in the UK, lower cost of living, variety of outdoor activities, relaxed lifestyle of the country, and beautiful and work class cities.

The opportunity to immigrate to Australia under a wide range of occupations also makes it’s a preferred destination for the Brits. Skilled tradespeople and professionals from the UK can easily come under the general skilled migration category.

The year 2008 marked the highest level of immigration to the country after the latter part of the 1960s. As per the official statistics by the government, 23,236 among the 149,365 permanent migrants to Australia arrived from Britain.

In total, 395,000 people from the UK moved out of the country in 2008 and started a new life in countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France and Spain. This shows an increase of about twenty four percent in comparison to the people who left the country in 2007. It is being said now that one in every twelve Britons lives outside the country.

As per the Australian census of 2006, nearly five million people living in Australia were born outside the country. These five million account for almost twenty four percent of the resident population of Australia.