Humanitarian Settlement Program. Arrivals Report Second Quarter: July - September 2018

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1 Humanitarian Settlement Program Arrivals Report Second Quarter: July - September 2018

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

3 1. Statistical Information July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 Potential Arrivals (as of 15/10/2018 5pm) Case Clients 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 July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 Female Male Female Male Female Male Brisbane Toowoomba Logan/Gold Coast Townsville Cairns

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

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

7 4. Total clients by age range Brisbane Age Group Oct 2018 Potential Arrival Grand Total * Age on arrival Toowoomba Age Group Oct 2018 Potential Arrival Grand Total

8 Logan/Gold Coast Age Group Oct 2018 Potential Arrival Grand Total Townsville Age Group Oct 2018 Potential Arrival Grand Total Cairns Age Group Oct 2018 Potential Arrival Grand Total

9 5. Total clients by Visa Subclass Brisbane Visa Subclass 200/ Total Logan/Gold Coast Visa Subclass July 2018 New Arrivals 200/ Total Toowoomba Visa Subclass 200/ Total Townsville Visa Subclass 200/ Total Cairns Visa Subclass 200/ Total

10 Brisbane 6. Total clients by Citizenship, Ethnicity Ethnicity Bhutan, Nepalese 1 Burundi, Burundian Burundi, Hutu 1 Burundi, Tutsi 11 4 Congo, Congolese Congo, Hutu 10 Congo, Tutsi 1 Eritrea, Tigray Eritrea, Eritrean 5 1 Eritrea, Saho 5 Ethiopia, Amhara 1 Ethiopia, Darood 6 Ethiopia, Ethiopian 6 1 Ethiopia, Oromo 2 2 Iraq, Chaldean 3 Iraq, Iraqi Maynmar, Chin 3 Myanmar, Karen 4 6 Nepal, Nepalese 1 Rwanda, Hutu 3 Rwanda, Rwandan 1 Syria, Assyrian 4 Syria, Syrian Tibet, Tibetan 2 6 Grand Total Toowoomba Ethnicity Congo, Congolese 2 Iraq/Yazidism, Iraqi Iraq/Yazidism, Kurdish Iraq/Yazidism, Lebanese 10 Syria, Syrian Syria/Yazidism, Syrian 7 5 Grand Total

11 Logan/Gold Coast Ethnicity Burundi, Hutu 6 6 Burundi, Tutsi 1 Congo, Congolese Eritrea, Blen 4 1 Eritrea, Eritrean 4 4 Ethiopia, Oromo 2 Ethiopia, Amhara 2 Ethiopia, Darood 1 Ethiopia, Ethiopian 1 Ethiopia, Oromo 1 Iraq, Assyrian 3 Iran, Iranian 1 Iraq, Chaldean 4 Iraq, Iraqi 3 4 Iraq, Syrian Myanmar, Burmese Myanmar, Chin Myanmar, Chin Zomi 4 Myanmar, Karenni/Karen 3 14 Rwanda, Hutu 4 South Sudan, Dinka 5 Uganda, Ugandan 3 3 Grand Total Townsville Ethnicity Central Africa, African 16 Congo, Congolese Congo, Presbyterian Congo, Tutsi 3 Somalia, Darood 2 Somalia, Hawiye 3 Somali, Somali 4 Grand Total Cairns Ethnicity Bhutan, Nepalese Congo, Congolese 4 14 India, Nepalese 1 Myanmar, Burmese 5 Myanmar, Chin 3 1 Myanmar, Rakhine 8 Nepal, Nepalese 1 1 Grand Total

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