Refugee and Migrant statistics for Western Sydney
Did you know that 92% of all NSW Humanitarian entrants settle in Western Sydney!
This document outlines statistics for refugees and migrants for each Council area in Western Sydney.
For data on other areas visit the web page of the Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs at www.settlement.immi.gov.au
YAPRap special feature
The August 2004 edition of YAPRap focussess on refugee young people and providing services to them.
Fact sheets
- Issues for young refugees (PDF): This new fact sheet is aimed especially at youth workers and other service providers. It explains some of the issues young refugees face in Australia, with some tips for good service provision to this group.
- Working with young survivors of refugee trauma & torture
- Intensive English Centres: Intensive English Centres prepare newly arrived students for study in high school by providing intensive English tuition.
Access & Equity Guide for services working with young people
YAPA's 3rd edition of the Access & Equity Guide for youth services aims to help youth services to develop and implement their own access and equity policies. The guide explains what access and equity is, the meaning of social justice, and why it's important for youth services. The guide also helps organisations to identify their own policy gaps and access barriers to culturally and linguistically diverse young people. It gives examples on how to develop a policy and action plan along with examples of practical strategies to address barriers and gaps once they are identified.
Beyond survival: Working with young people from a refugee background: A guide to getting you started
This guide was developed for youth workers and service providers to promote a better understanding of some of the key issues faced by Australia's young people from a refugee background and consequently how this can affect the way we provide services to them. The guide contains lots of useful tips, key acronyms, information about the Australian Humanitarian program, issues faced by young people, ideas for working with young people, services available and lots of great web links and resources. Copies: STARTTS (02) 9794 1900.
Links
- Refugee Council of Australia www.refugeecouncil.org.au
- Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) www.immi.gov.au
- Centre for Refugee Reasearch www.crr.unsw.edu.au
- Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (Sydney) www.iarc.asn.au
- Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors NSW (STARTTS) www.startts.org
- NSW Refugee Health Service www.refugeehealth.org.au
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) www.unhcr.ch
- Long Journey: Experiences of being a young refugee http://abc.net.au/longjourney
- Amnesty International www.amnesty.org
- Strong People, Strong Stories - a site produced by young refugees from a remote community in the Northern Territory. www.strongstories.net
- Mercy Refugee Service http://mercysisters.org.au/action/refugee/index.html
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission http://hreoc.gov.au
- Refugee Review Tribunal www.rrt.gov.au/
- Austcare http://austcare.org.au
- Edmond Rice Centre www.erc.org.au
