Humanitarian entrants and comparison cohorts
This report presents data on 3 cohorts:
- humanitarian entrants (analysis cohort)
- other permanent migrants (comparison cohort)
- the rest of the Australian population (comparison cohort).
The humanitarian entrant and other permanent migrant cohorts were derived by assigning each person to a group based on the visa subclass in the settlement database. The cohort comprises migrants who arrived in Australia from 2000 to 2020. A small number of migrants who arrived in early 2021 are included in the cohort. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the number of arrivals in 2020 (ABS 2021). The rest of the Australian population will also include permanent migrants who arrived in Australia prior to the year 2000 and children born in Australia to permanent visa holders.
Humanitarian entrant cohort includes:
- Refugee visas*
- Global special humanitarian visa.
*This may include a small number of Special Assistance visa and Resolution of Status (RoS) visa holders. These RoS visa holders do not include former holders of Temporary Protection visas (TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise visas (SHEV).
The other permanent migrant cohort includes:
- Family and partner visas
- Working and skilled visas
- Other visas (including onshore humanitarian).
Refer to the Technical notes for a listing of the visa subclasses included in the humanitarian entrant and other permanent migrant cohorts.
References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2021), Overseas Migration, ABS website, accessed 8 August 2023.