And more than 160 protection visas are being issued to asylum seekers each week as the Federal Government deals with rising numbers of arrivals by boat and air.
About 146,000 permanent settlers came to Australia in the past year, the most since 2010.
There were 14,210 arrivals in January alone - a 41-month high.
But the growth in population is much higher when the number of foreigners given permanent residency visas is taken into account.
Net overseas migration is about 184,000 a year and is expected to reach 204,000 by mid-2015, according to the latest Immigration Department forecasts.
The so-called Big Australia target of 36 million by 2050, disowned by PM Julia Gillard before the last election, is on track with annual net migration of 180,000 and above.
Monash University population expert Dr Bob Birrell said permanent immigration was at a very high level and temporary migration was increasing at an even higher rate.
"This is a sign of what's in store for us given the Government's policy settings," he said.
Separate Immigration Department figures show 4260 asylum seekers were given protection visas in the second half of last year. This compares with 4818 visas for the whole of 2010-11.
About half of the successful visa applicants were from Afghanistan and Iran, while significant numbers also came from Iraq and Sri Lanka, according to the department's latest Asylum Statistics Australia report.
Of those given visas in the second half of last year, 2845 were boat arrivals and 1412 sought asylum after arriving by air.
Adult boat arrivals are initially detained, but the Government's policy is to release people while their refugee claims are assessed.
heraldsun.com.au 7 March 2012
In this migration phase Australia is on the road to 'slave labour' conditions, which are supported by both governments an businesses.
This is all done under the umbrella, of 'human rights' and anyone opposed to the government policies is labelled as not humanitarian.
During this migration process, Australian government is also importing criminals, criminal families, under the safety banner of 'refugee' status.
Migrants are generally used as a cheap labour source, only to the benefit of corporations.
Overseas advertisements show how to come into Australia and live from social security.
The Department of Sustainability has failed to provide enough resources for (example Victoria's) current population, but the government still insists in importing more people.
The government has upset the balance of a natural growth rate, for the simple calculation of more money, at the expense of the general populous.
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