KEY POINTS:
New Zealand is the top destination for people leaving Australia permanently.
In the year to June 13,915 Australians said they intended to settle in New Zealand.
During the same period, 19,003 New Zealanders moved to Australia.
A total of 67,853 people left Australia permanently during 2005-06, up from 62,606 the previous year and 59,078 in 2003-04, Australian Immigration Department figures show.
