Humanitarian Settlement Program. Arrivals Report April - June 2018

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1 Humanitarian Settlement Program Arrivals Report April -

2 Contents 1. Statistical Information Total clients by gender Total cases by band size Total clients by age range Total clients by Visa Subclass Total clients by Citizenship, Ethnicity Active clients Settlement Location and Citizenship, Ethnicity

3 1. Statistical Information Case Clients Case Clients Case Clients Brisbane Toowoomba Logan/Gold Coast Townsville Cairns *. Excludes New born, Transfer In, Transit only clients 2

4 2. Total clients by gender Female Male Female Male Female Male Brisbane Toowoomba Logan/Gold Coast Townsville Cairns

5 3. Total cases by band size Brisbane Band Band 1 (1 person) Band 2 (2 people) Band 3 (3-4) Band 4 (5-6) Band 5 (7-8) Band 6 (9 +) Total Toowoomba Band Band 1 (1 person) 1 Band 2 (2 people) 1 1 Band 3 (3-4) Band 4 (5-6) Band 5 (7-8) 4 1 Band 6 (9 +) 2 2 Total

6 Logan/Gold Coast Band Band 1 (1 person) Band 2 (2 people) Band 3 (3-4) Band 4 (5-6) Band 5 (7-8) 1 2 Band 6 (9 +) 1 1 Total Townsville Band Band 1 (1 person) 2 2 Band 2 (2 people) 1 1 Band 3 (3-4) 4 2 Band 4 (5-6) Band 5 (7-8) 2 1 Band 6 (9 +) 1 Total Cairns Band Band 1 (1 person) Band 2 (2 people) Band 3 (3-4) Band 4 (5-6) 1 Band 5 (7-8) Band 6 (9 +) 1 Total

7 4. Total clients by age range Brisbane Age Group Grand Total * Age on arrival Toowoomba Age Group Grand Total

8 Logan/Gold Coast Age Group Grand Total Townsville Age Group Grand Total Cairns Age Group Grand Total

9 5. Total clients by Visa Subclass Brisbane Visa Subclass Logan/Gold Coast Visa Subclass Cairns Visa Subclass 200/ Total / Total / Total Toowoomba Visa Subclass Townsville Visa Subclass 200/ Total / Total

10 6. Total clients by Citizenship, Ethnicity Brisbane Ethnicity Afghanistan, Afghan 4 Burundi, Burundian 8 1 Burundi, Hutu 4 Burundi, Tutsi 1 1 Congo, Congolese 12 6 Congo, Ethiopian 1 Congo, Hutu 12 Congo, Tutsi 3 Eritrea, Tigray 11 3 Eritrea, Eritrean 1 Ethiopia, Ethiopian 2 2 Ethiopia, Oromo Ethiopia, Tigray 1 Iraq, Chaldean 3 1 Iraq, Iraqi 2 7 Myanmar, Burmese 1 5 Myanmar, Kachin 3 Palestinian, Palestinian 3 Palestinian, Sunni 3 Rwanda, Rwandan 2 Rwanda, Hutu 5 Rwanda, Tutsi 5 1 Syria, Syrian Tibet, Tibetan 3 Uganda, Ugandan Grand Total Toowoomba Ethnicity Afghanistan, Afghan 1 Congo, Bantu 6 Eritrea, Tigray 3 Iraq/Yazidism, Iraqi Iraq/Yazidism, Kurdish 9 47 Iraq/Yazidism, Lebanese Sudan, Dinka 1 Syria, Syrian 4 4 Syria/Yazidism, Syrian Grand Total

11 Logan/Gold Coast Ethnicity Afghanistan, Afghan 4 Burundi, Burundian 4 2 Burundi, Tutsi 14 Congo, Congolese 2 20 Congo, Tutsi 10 Eritrea, Eritrean 6 Eritrea, Tigray 1 Ethiopia, Ethiopian 6 1 Ethiopia, Oromo 1 Iraq, Chaldean 1 Iraq, Iraqi Iraq, Syrian 4 Myanmar, Burmese Myanmar, Chin Myanmar, Kachin 5 Myanmar, Karenni/Karen 5 Somalia, Gaboye 2 South Sudan, Dinka 9 South Sudan, Sudanese 5 3 Sudan, Sudanese 8 Syria, Syrian Uganda, Ugandan 4 4 Grand Total Townsville Ethnicity Congo, Congolese Congo, Hutu 7 9 Somalia, Bantu 1 Somalia, Gaboye 1 South Sudan, Sudanese 1 Grand Total Cairns Ethnicity Congo, Congolese Grand Total

12 7. Settlement Location and Citizenship, Ethnicity for April-June2018 Arrivals Brisbane Area Suburb Clients Yeronga Morningside 3 East Brisbane 7 West End 25 Woolloongabba 4 Acacia Ridge 9 South Annerley 2 Salisbury 6 Inala Durack 5 Heathwood 12 Inala 41 Mount Gravatt Runcorn 6 Inner New Farm 3 Nundah Bracken Ridge 11 Nundah 3 North Wavell Heights 6 Windsor 1 North West Stafford Heights 5 Pine Rivers Brendale 5 Total 154 Toowoomba Suburb Clients East Toowoomba 17 Gatton 1 Harlaxton 4 Harristown 3 Kearneys Spring 6 Mount Lofty 8 Newtown 36 North Toowoomba 30 South Toowoomba 39 Toowoomba 4 Wilsonton 16 Wilsonton Heights 9 Total

13 Logan/Gold Coast Suburb Clients Ipswich Bellbird Park 5 Goodna 3 Redbank Plains 21 Logan Crestmead 1 Logan Central 44 Loganlea 22 Marsden 19 Meadowbrook 6 Slacks Creek 9 Waterford West 3 Woodridge 60 Brisbane Bracken Ridge 4 Highgate Hill 1 Woolloongabba 6 Total 204 (11 clients moved to Brisbane) Townsville Suburb Clients Aitkenvale 24 Annandale 16 Condon 9 Cranbrook 5 Currajong 1 Gulliver 4 Hermit Park 6 Idalia 1 Mundingburra 11 Woodridge 1 Total 78 (1 client moved to Logan/Gold Coast) Cairns Suburb Clients Bungalow 6 Cairns North 15 Mooroobool 10 Parramatta Park 16 Total 47 12

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