Educational pathways and earnings trajectories of second-generation immigrants in Australia: New insights from linked census-administrative data

This study employs 2011 Census data linked to population-based administrative datasets to explore disparities in educational attainment and earnings trajectories among Australian-born children of diverse parental migration backgrounds from mid-adolescence to early adulthood.

Citation:
Nguyen HT, Zając T, Tomaszewski W, Mitrou F. Educational pathways and earnings trajectories of second-generation immigrants in Australia: New insights from linked census-administrative data. Economics of Education Review. 2025;109:102716.

Keywords:
Migration; Intergenerational correlation; Education; Income; Census; Administrative data; Australia

Abstract:
This study employs 2011 Census data linked to population-based administrative datasets to explore disparities in educational attainment and earnings trajectories among Australian-born children of diverse parental migration backgrounds from mid-adolescence to early adulthood.