Working holidays makers et l'Australie

sur le site du bureau d'immigration:
"The Working Holiday programme enhances the cultural and social development of young people, promotes mutual understanding between Australia and other nations and is an important part of the tourist industry.

Working holiday makers have a positive effect on the Australian economy. Based on 80 000 annual arrivals, it is estimated that working holiday makers spend around $1.3 billion annually.

The Working Holiday programme also assists Australian employers by ensuring they have access to a large pool of seasonal workers and do not need to resort to recruiting illegal workers."

Programme numbers

Working Holiday visas granted in recent years:
2000-01 :76 570
2001-02 :85 200
2002-03 :88 758
2003-04 :93 760
2004-05 :104 353
2005-06 :113 936


The source countries of most of the working holiday makers who received visas in 2005-06 were:
United Kingdom 28 821
Korea 24 077
Ireland 12 554
Germany 12 089
Japan 9415
Canada 6828
France 6126

donc je suis pas le seul etranger en australie

l'australie en chiffres:
Western Australia 2,529,875 km2
2 061 500 habitant sept 2006 dont l'enorme majorite a perth


Australia 7,692,024 km2)
20 674 400 habitant sept 2006


Europe(continent) 9,900,000 km2
France 547 000 km2