HC Deb 29 April 1952 vol 499 cc76-7W
Mr. Powell

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will furnish an analysis by age, sex and trade of persons who left the United Kingdom for Australia and New Zealand, respectively, in each of the years 1946 and 1951, with the intention of taking up residence in those Dominions.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Information is available only about emigrants travelling direct by sea.

The tables below give details in respect of British emigrants:

BRITISH SUBJECTS EMIGRATING (a) FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
FEMALES
To Australia To New Zealand
1946 1951 (b) 1946 1951 (b)
Occupation:
Domestic, Hotel, etc. 101 417 123 130
Commercial, Finance and Insurance 618 1,579 452 499
Professional 250 1,220 287 503
Clothing Trades 64 144 38 54
Housewife 3,996 13,705 2,144 2,360
Others 455 3,818 229 800
Children under 15 7,746 976
Children under 18 1,235 647
TOTAL 6,719 28,629 3,920 5,322
Age
Under 5 2,931 395
5–14 4,815 581
15–19 1,271 197
Under 12 1,087 561
12–17 148 86
18–19 274 167
20–24 1,752 2,505 952 509
25–29 1,079 3,622 713 760
30–34 555 3,186 464 537
35–44 683 5,049 430 871
45–54 478 2,421 226 575
55 and over 486 2,774 281 820
Not specified 177 55 40 77
TOTAL 6,719 28,629 3,920 5,322
(a) Travelling direct by sea to take up residence for a year or more.
(b) Estimates based on a 50 per cent. sample.
… Not available.