The chart below shows where migrants to Australia came from, by region, in 1987 and 1997.

The bar chart compares 2 different years namely 1987 and 1997 in Australia in terms of immigrant numbers from different regions.

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it is clear that

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the

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of immigrants from Europe was the highest during both periods.

while

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North and South America had the lowest figures on the graph.

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, the

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of

migrants

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from the Middle East, Africa, and Northeast

Asia

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increased,

whereas

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a decrease was seen in the category of the Rest of

Asia

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.

According to

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the graph, in 1987, the

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of

migrants

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from Europe was about 33,000

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, and

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figure decreased to just over 25,000 in 1997. As for the Rest of

Asia

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, despite reaching just over 20,000

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in 1987, it experienced a sharp decline in 1997, accounting for approximately 13,000

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. The

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of

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from North and South America remained relatively similar, at just above 5,000

people

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in 1987 and exactly 5,000 in 1997.

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, Oceania made up about 17,000

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in 1987,

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there was a gradual increase to just over 20,000

migrants

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in 1997. The

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of

migrants

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from the Middle East and Africa saw growth from exactly 15,000

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in 1987 to exactly 20,000 in 1997.

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, in 1987, Northeast

Asia

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represented 15,000

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, and

then

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the most significant rise was seen in 1997, accounting for just under 25,000

people

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.