The graph below shows the percentage of immigrants to Australia from five countries in 1962, 1982, and 2002.

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from five different countries, including the UK, New Zealand, India, Vietnam, and Italy, to Australia in 1962, 1982, and 2002.

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, the primary

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came from Italy in 1962 and 2002,

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Vietnamese

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accounted for the main part in 1982. By 1962, the Italians occupied the major part (40%), which was four times as much as the British and the Vietnamese.

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, the Indian citizen was the lowest

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in

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year, just about 2

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. By 1982, the Vietnamese immigrant population was 2.5 times that of 1962. It replaced the Italian immigrant and became the dominant part. The number of remaining countries’

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increased significantly, especially from India. In 2002, the distribution of

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was average in all countries except New Zealand, just under 15%. Notably, the number of Italian and New Zealand

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declined continuously over

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period.