New documents obtained by the Refugee Council of Australia through freedom of information (FOI) show that only one third of people in Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program are referred by UNHCR. This increasing...
Statistics
What are the facts and figures on refugees in Australia and the world? Get the key statistics here.Analysis
International statistics
Other Australian statistics
How many people seeking asylum have come by boat?
How many people have come to Australia by boat? How many have been turned back?
How many refugees and migrants have come to Australia?
This table sets out the respective immigration and humanitarian intake for the years 1948-1977.
How many people seeking asylum by boat have been found to be refugees?
This table provides the grant and refusal rates of people seeking asylum by boat between 2008-2009 to 2012-2013.
How many people seeking asylum by plane have been found to be refugees?
This table sets out the number of people coming by plane who were granted a protection visa (including at merits review).
Where do our refugees come from? Where do they live?
Top five countries of origin for Humanitarian entrants by visa stream, 2007-08 to 2012-13 Search: Visa class 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Refugee and Special Humanitarian Burma Iraq Burma Burma Burma...
