Survey Demographics Profile:

2024 Migrant Workers Survey

Interactive demographic and participants’ characteristics underpinning all reports derived from this dataset.

Explore the demographics profile

  1. Nationality of participants

  2. Age at the time of the survey

  3. Gender of participants

  4. Location at the time of the survey

Nationality of Participants

Nationality of participants who worked in 2023-24 (n=8,369) 

The heatmap below displays the distribution of participants by nationality, highlighting the most represented groups in the survey.

Nationality and program study of participants (n=9,963)

The bar graph below presents the distribution of participants by nationality and program of study.

Age of Participants

Age of participants at the time of the survey (n=8,369) 

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Age of participants and the number of visas (n=9,963)

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Part 4: Underpayment

This section reports on respondents’ wages per hour in their lowest paid job between 1 January 2023 and 31 August 2024. It evaluates levels of underpayment, calculated in two different ways: (1) in relation to the National Minimum Wage, and (2) in relation to each participant’s individual minimum entitlements based on their job and the structure and hours of their employment. It will show, they are not given additional allowances under FW Act for nonstandard working conditions. Even worse than that. Many aren’t even given minimum wage. 

Defining Underpayment

Hourly wages compared to the National Minimum Wage  

Well over a third (36%) of respondents were paid below the floor of the National Minimum Wage, and 75% were paid below the statutory minimum casual wage. The distinct spike at $20 per hour (and to a lesser extent, $15 per hour) suggests a sizable cohort of employers is paying migrant workers an arbitrary rounded rate that is unrelated to lawful minimum wages. 

Figure 1. Participants’ hourly wage in their lowest paid job (n=8,213) 

Well over a third were paid below National Minimum Wage and three quarters below the statutory casual minimum wage (NMW + 25%)