Dr Siew-Ean Khoo

Senior Fellow

T: +61 2 6125 3045
E: siewean.khoo@anu.edu.au
Room 2237 Coombs Building

Introduction

Siew-Ean Khoo is a Senior Fellow in ADSRI. She was previously a Senior Fellow with the Demography and Sociology Program and was Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Population Research at ANU from 2001 to 2005. A graduate of Harvard University, she has worked with the East-West Population Institute at the East-West Center in Hawaii, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the Australian Government’s Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. She has also been a consultant to the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the World Health Organisation and a member of the Ethics Committee of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Population Research and teaches a graduate research seminar on International Migration in the Graduate Studies in Demography Program at ANU.

Research

Her current research is on Australia’s population and demography, particularly in relation to changes in international migration patterns and their demographic implications. Recent research and publications have examined the factors motivating temporary skilled migration to Australia, settlement outcomes of immigrants and their children, and Australia’s changing ethnic demography. She has also written on gender and migration and family formation patterns in Australia.

Recent Publications

Journal articles

S.E. Khoo, G. Hugo and P. McDonald, forthcoming 2008 "Which skilled temporary migrants become permanent residents and why," International Migration Review, 42 (1). (This paper was presented at a seminar on 10 August 2007 - PDF)

S.E. Khoo, P. McDonald, C. Voigt-Graf and G. Hugo, 2007. "A global labor market: factors motivating the sponsorship and temporary migration of skilled workers to Australia,"  International Migration Review, 41 (2): 480-510.

S.E. Khoo, C. Voigt-Graf, P. McDonald and G. Hugo, 2007. "Temporary skilled migration to Australia: employers' perspectives," International Migration, 45 (4): 175-201.

S.E. Khoo, 2006. "Stability and change in ethnic identification in Australia: an aggregate level analysis," Journal of Population Research, 23 (1): 67-81. (PDF 316kb)

S.E. Khoo and D. Lucas, 2006. "Measuring small populations with an ancestry question in the census." New Zealand Population Review 32 (1): 35-48.

G. Hugo, S.E. Khoo and P. McDonald, 2006. "Attracting skilled migrants to regional areas: what does it take?" People and Place, 14 (3): 25-36.

S.E. Khoo, 2004. "Intermarriage in Australia: patterns by ancestry, gender and generation," People and Place, 12(2): 34-44. (PDF 159kb)

S. E. Khoo, 2003. "Sponsorship of relatives for migration and immigrant settlement intention", International Migration, 41(5): 177-200.

S.E. Khoo, C. Voigt-Graf. G. Hugo and P. McDonald, 2003. "Temporary skilled migration to Australia: the 457 visa sub-class," People and Place, 11(4): 27-40. (PDF 202kb)

P. McDonald, S.E. Khoo and R. Kippen, 2003, "Alternative net migration estimates for Australia: exploding the myth of a rapid increase in numbers," People and Place, 11(3): 23-36. (PDF 210kb)

S.E. Khoo and P. McDonald, 2002. "Adjusting for change of status in international migration: demographic implications," International Migration, 40 (4): 103-123.

S.E. Khoo, 2002. "Immigration issues in Australia," in G.A. Carmichael with A. Dharmalingam (eds.), Populations of New Zealand and Australia at the Millennium. A joint special issue of the Journal of Population Research and the New Zealand Population Review. Canberra and Wellington: Australian Population Association and Population Association of New Zealand, pp. 67-78.

S.E. Khoo and B. Birrell, 2002. "The progress of young people of migrant origin in Australia," People and Place, 10 (2): 30-44. (PDF 175kb)

S.E. Khoo, 2002. "The context of spouse migration to Australia," International Migration, 39 (1): 111-132.

S.E. Khoo and Z. Zhao, 2001. "A decomposition of immigrant divorce rates in Australia," Journal of Population Research, 18 (1): 68-77.

Books

D. Cobb-Clark and S.E. Khoo (eds.), 2006. Public Policy and Immigrant Settlement. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 238 pp.

S.E. Khoo and P. McDonald (eds.) 2003. The Transformation of Australia's Population 1970-2030. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 302 pp.

Chapters in books

S.E. Khoo, E. Ho and C. Voigt-Graf, 2007. "Gendered migration in Oceania: trends, policies and outcomes." In N. Piper (ed.), New Perspectives on Gender and Migration: Empowerment, Rights and Entitlements. UK: Routledge, Chapter 4, pp. 103-138.

S.E. Khoo, 2006. "Immigrants' housing outcomes in the early years of settlement." In D. Cobb-Clark and S.E. Khoo (eds.), Public Policy and Immigrant Settlement. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 7, pp. 175-201.

D. Cobb-Clark and S.E. Khoo, 2006. "Public policy and immigrant settlement: how much does immigrant selection matter?" in D. Cobb-Clark and S.E. Khoo (eds.), Public Policy and Immigrant Settlement. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 8, pp. 205-211.

S.E. Khoo, 2003. "A greater diversity of origins". In S.E. Khoo and P. McDonald (eds). The Transformation of Australia's Population, 1970-2030. Sydney: University of NSW Press, Chapter 7, pp. 158-184.

S. E. Khoo and A. Mak, 2003. "Career and family factors in immigrant adjustment" in M. W. Charney, B.S.A. Yeoh and T.C. Kiong (eds.), Chinese Migrants Abroad: Cultural, Educational and Social Dimensions of the Chinese Diaspora. Singapore: Singapore University Press and World Scientific, Chapter 10, pp. 181-203.

S. E. Khoo, 2003. "Methodological issues in family and migration research: quantitative approaches," in J. Pflegerl, S.E. Khoo, B.S.A. Yeoh and W. Koh (eds), Researching Migration and the Family. Singapore: Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, Chapter 2, pp. 34-58.

Publications by government agencies

S.E. Khoo, P. McDonald and G. Hugo, 2006. Temporary Skilled Migrants' Employment and Residence Outcomes: Findings from the follow-up survey of 457 visa holders. Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 27 pp.

S.E. Khoo, P. McDonald and G. Hugo, 2005. Temporary Skilled Migrants in Australia: Employment Circumstances and Migration Outcomes. Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 80 pp.

S. E. Khoo, C. Voigt-Graf, P. McDonald and G Hugo, 2004. A Global Market: The Recruitment of Temporary Skilled Labour from Overseas. Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 48 pp.

S.E. Khoo and D. Lucas, 2004. Australians' Ancestries 2001. Australian Census Analytic Program. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Catalogue No. 2054.0, 102 pp. Available online on ABS website.

S.E. Khoo, P. McDonald, D. Giorgas and B. Birrell, 2002. Second Generation Australians. Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. 148 pp.