Australia And Australia s Optimum Population Level

The argument surrounding the unemployment rate in Australia, in relevance to Australia’s optimum population level, has been often heavily debated; whether Australia has reached its optimum population remains particularly contestable. However the real issue for Australia has been in regards to the Labour force. Job availability has steeply declined over the last decade which has prompted the government to increase the migration intake, through the skilled migrants system, to provide companies and industries with the labour force that they require. According to Stimulus A, the increase and peak in the skilled migration and into Australia from late 2009 would indicate the government pushing for skilled migrants into Australia. Due to the†¦show more content†¦While this may seem an extremely viable and beneficial option for the government, the inclusion of the 457 visa and the substantial increase of migrants to work in required areas of work would impact negatively on t he economy; the Household, Business and Government sectors would be hit the hardest. Productivity in the economy would strengthen for only a short period of time and would result in the diminishing of international competitiveness with the eventual deflation of the economy. While 93% of 457 visa holders surveyed in the 2006 report on Temporary Skilled Migrants were found to have managerial, professional, associate professional or skilled trade occupations; the influx of migrants, regardless of skill, would disturb the natural increase in population in Australia. The implication of skilled migrants would act as the ageing population problem would – It would further push back the likeliness for young Australians to gain employment, contributing to the unemployment issue in Australia, and not solve the density population problem at all. This is because the 457 visa is temperate and so the inclusion of skilled migrants into areas were Australians wouldn’t want to work isn’t actually providing incentive for Australians in the Labour Force to move where the jobs are. If