Most of this was due to natural increase, the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths. Net overseas migration was responsible for only 34,000 of the increase. 198,000 people moved to Australia in 1993 and 140,000 residents moved away. In addition there was a net effect of 51,000 Australian residents and 29,000 overseas visitors category jumping. The main components of category jumping were Australian residents who left Australia, intending to return within a year, but who stayed away longer, and overseas visitors who stated an intention of staying less than a year, but who had not departed within that year.
Permanent movement is movement by people who intend to settle in Australia or overseas.
Long-term movement is movement by people who intend to stay in Australia or abroad for a period of 12 months or more. Short-term movement is movement by people who intend to stay in Australia or abroad for a period of less than 12 months. However, because people's intentions do not always become reality there is an additional component of net overseas migration, known as category jumping. Category jumping has only been included in the net migration figure since 1976. Category jumping by residents is the difference between the number who leave Australia short-term but who do not return within 12 months and the number who leave Australia intending to stay away for 12 months or more but who return earlier.