The latest migration data shows the number of people coming to Australia is stalling with net overseas migration falling to its lowest level since the current Labor government took power.

The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows Australia’s population was 27,614,411 people on June 30, 2025.

The quarterly growth was 82,189 people, or 0.3 per cent, and the annual growth was 420,100 people, or 1.5 per cent.

Annual natural increase was 114,600 and net overseas migration was 305,600, the ABS data shows.

But net overseas migration was just 50,100 people, a decreased of 59,900 people compared with the previous quarter.

The natural increase was 32,100 people, a decrease of 2,100 people, or 6.2 per cent, over the previous quarter.

In the year ending June 30, 2025, the natural increase was 114,600 people, and increase of 9,400 people, or 8.9 per cent over the previous year.

Over the same period net overseas migration was 305,600 people, a decrease of 123,600 people, or 28.8 per cent, over the previous year.

The ABS data showed all states and territories had positive population growth over the year ending June 30, 2025.

Western Australia had the fastest growth rate at 2.2 per cent and Tasmania had the slowest rate at 0.2 per cent.

Victoria’s population stood at 7.07 million, representing an extra 123,000 people, or 1.8 per cent. The figure was the highest total number of any state.

Labour market economist Dr Ian Pringle said the figures revealed a danger that political debate over migration could be a barrier to the nation importing the skills it needs.

“There’s a lot of commentary about how immigration is out of control. This latest data shows that that is not true,” Dr Pringle said.

“There is a danger that Australia will miss out on the skills it needs to maintain the economy if we do not attract enough skilled migrants,” Dr Pringle.

The annual figure of 305,000 net overseas migration – which is the number of people arriving permanently minus the number of people leaving – is below the government’s mid-year forecast.

But it is above the 260,000 migrants estimate figure released by the government last year.

Since the election of the current government’s election in 2022, of the 1.6 million increase in Australia’s population, 84 per cent has been due to migration.

Read the ABS report: National, state and territory population, June 2025 | Australian Bureau of Statistics