澳洲台灣人的居住地流動、適應及衝擊(II)
Date Issued
2002
Date
2002
Author(s)
姜蘭虹
DOI
902415H002003
Abstract
A majority of Taiwan-born immigrants settled in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne after 1986. This trend reflects growing links between Australia and the Asia-Pacific countries and the Australia¡¦s shifting immigration policy with increasing emphasis placed on business and skilled migrants in the late 1980s.
This research examines the distribution and residential mobility of recent Taiwanese migrants in terms of residential choice for their first and subsequent moves and attempts to explore the factors of decision-making process in Australian cities. Having built a research framework based on literature review, two basic research methods are employed: Quantitative analysis of census data and in-depth interviews of one hundred Taiwanese immigrants in three major cities in
Australia.
As the results from this study show, most Taiwanese immigrants who first arrived in Australia live in large cities. The main reason for choosing to settle in Sydney was favorable business
opportunities, and the northern part of Sydney was most favored. Those who chose Brisbane are attracted by the good climate there, and they favored living in the Sunnybank area in south Brisbane. Melbourne is preferred by others, for better education for their children, especially the areas near good schools.
The residential mobility of Taiwanese migrants in Australia is based on three decision-making elements:
needs, capital and time, and the
interaction of these elements leads to diversification and individual
differences in the factors of residential choice. In general, the migrants always choose to locate in close proximity to their relatives, friends and Taiwanese communities. They preferred new houses that are dominated by three- and four- bedroom units. The factors
considered in their locational choice included income and housing budget, children¡¦s education, proximity to work, shopping centers, and friend¡¦s opinions. Over time, the reasons for residential choice changed, reflecting individual preferences and experiences, apart from such main reasons of change as
life-cycles and fluctuating housing prices. Gradually, there appeared a lower preference for houses with
swimming pools and gardens, as
migrants relocate.
Subjects
Taiwanese migrants
residential choice
adaptation
decision-making
Australi
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學地理環境資源學系暨研究所
Type
report
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