This timeline provides a brief overview of key moments in Victoria's immigration history by highlighting significant policy and social developments, shifts in population and demographics, and the impact of immigration upon indigenous Australians.
As a decade by decade summary, it is a useful starting point for exploring a variety of themes relating to immigration such as policy, immigration schemes, immigration debate, and national identity. Also included are images from each period and a cumulative graph, illustrating population growth in Australia and Victoria since 1830.
Many of the themes can be investigated in more detail at the Immigration Museum, through the timeline in the Settlings Gallery and most particularly through the exhibition Getting In.
Select a time period to view images and information relating to that decade.