http://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2017/sp-ag-2017-11-15.html  9/16  16/11/2017  Where is the Growth Going to Come From? | Speeches | RBA  Of course, just adding more people and growing the economy to keep pace wouldn't boost our living standards. [5] But there are two reasons why we should not assume that this is all that happens.
Firstly, recent migrants have a different profile to the incumbent Australian population. They are generally younger, and the youngest age group are significantly more likely to have non-school qualifications (Graph 5). This is possibly because so many recent migrants initially arrive on student visas and then stay.