<Li> Migration Alliance, a not - for - profit organisation, was established in 2009 to connect migrants with migration agents and settlement services via an online Australian immigration portal . </Li> <P> There are also a variety of community - based services that cater to the needs of newly arrived migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, some of which receive funding from the Commonwealth Government, such as Migrant Resource Centres . </P> <P> At the 2016 census, 26% of the Australian resident population, or 6,163,667 people, were born overseas . The Australian resident population consists of people who were born in the following countries: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016 census) <P> </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of birth </Th> <Th> Estimated resident population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 15,615,531 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 907,570 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 518,466 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mainland China </Td> <Td> 509,555 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 455,389 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 236,400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 219,355 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 174,042 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 162,449 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 138,364 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> 119,417 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 109,849 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 102,595 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 98,776 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 93,743 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 86,886 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 86,125 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 78,653 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 74,888 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 73,213 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 70,172 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 67,352 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 66,229 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 61,913 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 61,469 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 58,112 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 54,939 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 54,754 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What percentage of australia's population is foreign born