Australia crossed to majority-migrant nation; women now outnumber blue-collar workers
Three demographic shifts are reshaping Australia. Around 2018, it became majority-migrant. In 2015, professional women outnumbered blue-collar workers.
Political commentator George Megalogenis identifies three major changes in Australia. First, since around 2018, more than half of Australians are either migrants themselves or children of migrants.
Second, professional women now outnumber blue-collar workers. Professional women outnumbered blue-collar workers in 2015, the same year when carers started to outnumber male labourers.
Since European settlement, Australia told itself a story. That story said it was a white nation built on men's work.
That story no longer fits. Megalogenis says these changes show up clearly in recent elections.
The teal vote in 2022 and Liberal losses in capital cities both reflect this new Australia. The story people told about who we are has fundamentally changed.
- 2015
- Professional women milestone
- around 2018
- Majority-migrant milestone
- George Megalogenis
- Identified by
- Teal vote 2022
- Election showing shift
Why it mattersPolitical parties built their strategies on the old Australia. The new demographic reality rewrites electoral maths.
AustraliaThis reshapes how Australian elections work, what policies win seats, and how parties must speak to voters. It explains recent ballot shifts and predicts future political movement.
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