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Working with refugee & migrant young people
Definition
This section looks at young people who are refugees or migrants, and young people who come from refugee and migrant families.
Migrants have chosen and planned to come and live in Australia.
Refugees have not. Refugees have been forced to leave their country because of a fear of physical and mental persecution. Refugees have not had the opportunity to financially and psychologically prepare for life in a new country.
Demographics
In the Nepean Area, the number of people born overseas, and the number of people speaking a language other than English at home is as follows: 11
Local Government Area |
Total population |
% born overseas |
% who speak a language other than English at home |
Number of people who speak a language other than English at home |
Blue Mountains |
74,330 |
17.9% |
4.6% |
3,419 |
Hawkesbury |
61,356 |
14.0% |
5.2% |
3,190 |
Penrith |
172,347 |
22.5% |
13.6% |
23,439 |
2001 ABS Statistics
You can find out the statistics for other Local Government Areas in NSW at www.immi.gov.au/multicultural/qanda/pdf/NSW.pdf
In the past five years 2,768 migrants and refugees have settled in the Nepean area, as outlined in the tables below. 15
Top 20 Countries by Migration Stream For Blue Mountains 30 June 2001 to 1 July 2006 |
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Country Of Birth |
Humanitarian |
Family |
Skill |
Special/Other |
Total |
United Kingdom |
0 |
56 |
59 |
0 |
115 |
USA |
0 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
China (exc. Taiwan and SARs) |
0 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Philippines |
0 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
Canada |
0 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
Unknown |
0 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
Thailand |
0 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
Germany |
0 |
13 |
|
0 |
13 |
Japan |
0 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
Ireland |
0 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
South Africa |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
| France | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
India |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
11 |
Fmr USSR (not further defined) |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Netherlands |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Sri Lanka |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Singapore |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Brazil |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Others |
7 |
88 |
10 |
0 |
105 |
Total |
7 |
359 |
132 |
4 |
502 |
Top 20 Countries by Migration Stream For Hawkesbury 30 June 2001 to 1 July 2006 |
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Country Of Birth |
Humanitarian |
Family |
Skill |
Special/Other |
Total |
United Kingdom |
0 |
27 |
67 |
1 |
95 |
Philippines |
0 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
32 |
USA |
0 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
China (exc. Taiwan and SARs) |
0 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
India |
0 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
Papua New Guinea |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
Canada |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Fiji |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| Germany | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Zimbabwe |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
Ireland |
0 |
3 | 3 |
0 |
6 |
Thailand |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Singapore |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
Sudan |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Fmr USSR (not further defined) |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Others |
1 |
51 |
9 |
1 |
62 |
Total |
11 |
183 |
155 |
2 |
351 |
Top 20 Countries by Migration Stream For Penrith 30 June 2000 to 1 July 2005 |
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Country Of Birth |
Humanitarian |
Family |
Skill |
Special/Other |
Total |
Philippines |
0 |
132 |
137 |
0 |
269 |
United Kingdom |
0 |
198 |
141 |
0 |
239 |
India |
1 |
69 |
156 |
0 |
226 |
Sudan |
127 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
134 |
Fiji |
0 |
71 |
52 |
0 |
123 |
China (exc. Taiwan and SARs) |
0 |
82 |
32 |
0 |
114 |
Sri Lanka |
15 |
21 |
49 |
0 |
85 |
Pakistan |
17 |
32 |
25 |
0 |
74 |
Unknown |
3 |
20 |
46 |
0 |
69 |
Egypt |
18 |
20 |
15 |
0 |
53 |
Lebanon |
1 |
41 |
8 |
0 |
50 |
South Africa |
0 |
13 |
37 |
0 |
50 |
Afghanistan |
36 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
Thailand |
0 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
44 |
Zimbabwe |
0 |
1 |
34 |
0 |
35 |
USA |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
Indonesia |
0 |
20 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
Iran |
15 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
27 |
Malaysia |
0 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
27 |
| Singapore | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
Others |
41 |
287 |
126 |
4 |
458 |
Total |
274 |
1024 |
902 |
4 |
2204 |
These settlers spoke the following languages: 15
Top 10 Languages For Hawkesbury 30 June 2000 to 1 July 2005 |
|
Language |
Number of Settlers |
English |
139 |
Arabic (including Lebanese) |
13 |
Tagalog (Filipino) |
9 |
Mandarin |
6 |
Spanish |
6 |
Chinese (nfd) |
4 |
Macedonian |
4 |
Thai |
4 |
Dutch |
3 |
German |
3 |
Others |
33 |
Total Known |
224 |
Language Unknown |
66 |
Total |
290 |
Top 10 Languages For Blue Mountains 30 June 2000 to 1 July 2005 |
|
Language |
Number of Settlers |
English |
226 |
Thai |
13 |
Russian |
11 |
Mandarin |
9 |
German |
8 |
Tagalog (Filipino) |
8 |
Dutch |
7 |
Japanese |
7 |
Chinese (nfd) |
4 |
Indonesian |
4 |
Others |
39 |
Total Known |
336 |
Language Unknown |
100 |
Total |
436 |
Top 10 Languages For Penrith 30 June 2000 to 1 July 2005 |
|
Language |
Number of Settlers |
English |
537 |
Arabic (including Lebanese) |
141 |
Tagalog (Filipino) |
81 |
Mandarin |
55 |
Persian/Farsi/Dari |
52 |
Hindi |
49 |
Chinese (nfd) |
33 |
Sinhalese |
25 |
Tamil |
22 |
20 |
|
Others |
346 |
Total Known |
1,361 |
Language Unknown |
681 |
Total |
2,042 |
Terminology
Migrants and refugees are often referred to as people of CALD or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, or people from NESB or Non-English Speaking Background or people who speak a LOTE or Language other than English. All of these terms are acceptable.
We have used the term refugee and migrant young people in this manual. In particular, we have focused on young people who come from a non-English speaking background.