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Who came to Australia and why?
The first people probably came to Australia from around the area that is now Timor. To get to Australia, they must have made a canoe voyage of about 90 to 150 kilometres of open water, which would have been a remarkable maritime achievement.1606

While Indigenous Australians have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, and traded with nearby islanders, the first documented landing on Australia by a European was in 1606.British

The First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788 to establish a penal colony. In the century that followed, the British established other colonies on the continent, and European explorers ventured into its interior.

Why was Australia colonized : The reasons that led the British to invade Australia were simple. The prisons in Britain had become unbearably overcrowded, a situation worsened by the refusal of America to take any more convicts after the American War of Independence in 1783.

Why did people travel to Australia

They have arrived in waves, encouraged by developments like the 1850s gold rushes, or to escape adverse conditions at home such as the Industrial Revolution's social upheavals in 19th-century Britain, the two world wars and the aftermath of the Vietnam War in the 1970s.

Who immigrated to Australia first : the Aboriginal peoples

It must be remembered that the first migrants to Australia were the Aboriginal peoples. Although they are Indigenous Australians, they too came to the continent from somewhere else—their ancestors arrived from Asia more than 50,000 years ago.

Most of those making the journey to Australia in the early twentieth century were British migrants seeking a healthy and prosperous life in another part of the Empire. After World War I, it was recognised that a larger population was needed to protect the Australian nation in the event of another war.

there were 3.0 million permanent migrants in Australia who arrived since 2000. India was the top country of birth among permanent migrants (439,700 people) 59% of permanent migrants were Australian citizens (1.8 million people)

Why did they settle in Australia

The usual explanation is that with the American colonies revolting in 1776, Britain had been deprived of its outlet for the criminals that were overfilling its goals, and so Australia was chosen as the new location for its overseas prison.Aboriginal peoples

It must be remembered that the first migrants to Australia were the Aboriginal peoples. Although they are Indigenous Australians, they too came to the continent from somewhere else—their ancestors arrived from Asia more than 50,000 years ago.It was the Second World War which saw Australia enter on the path to de facto autonomy. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, Prime Minister Menzies declared that as Britain was at war with Germany, so was Australia. Australia was part of the military campaigns across Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa.

Aboriginal people are known to have occupied mainland Australia for at least 65,000 years. It is widely accepted that this predates the modern human settlement of Europe and the Americas. Increasingly sophisticated dating methods are helping us gain a more accurate understanding of how people came to be in Australia.

Why do people come to Australia : The reasons for immigration to Australia have varied over time and among different groups. Many migrants have been drawn to the country in the hope of securing a better life, seeking economic opportunity or relief from conflict in their homelands.

Who migrated to Australia : People came from many countries, the majority from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, America, China and Germany. (For details, see Origins – the First Census.) Emigration pamphlet circa 1858: 'Practical Hints for Emigrants to our Australian Colonies'.

Why did Europeans migrate to Australia

Most of those making the journey to Australia in the early twentieth century were British migrants seeking a healthy and prosperous life in another part of the Empire. After World War I, it was recognised that a larger population was needed to protect the Australian nation in the event of another war.

Discoveries of gold in New South Wales and Victoria in 1851 had an immense effect on migration to Australia. Between 1851 and 1860 more than 600,000 immigrants came to Australia, tripling its population.Convicts were no longer the major source of new arrivals to the colonies. With the discovery of gold in 1851 and a booming economy, people were now coming to Victoria and Australia by choice. People came from many countries, the majority from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, America, China and Germany.

Why did countries migrate to Australia : They have arrived in waves, encouraged by developments like the 1850s gold rushes, or to escape adverse conditions at home such as the Industrial Revolution's social upheavals in 19th-century Britain, the two world wars and the aftermath of the Vietnam War in the 1970s.