Building a New Life in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants - Waves 1 - 3

Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA): the Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants is a long-term project researching how humanitarian migrants settle into life in Australia. It is the first long-term study of humanitarian migrants to Australia and to date has released data from the first 3 waves.

This report provides a quick and easy reference for policy makers and service providers needing evidence to inform their work. It provides a detailed description of migration experiences, settlement experiences and socio-economic characteristics of a large group of humanitarian migrants. It also examines the association between variations in these characteristics and experiences with the settlement outcomes of respondents.

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The infographic provides a snapshot of findings from the report. View the infographic.

Read the Wave 4 update.

Read the Wave 5 update.