Settlement Planning
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Settlement Planning is the process by which the department identifies which new arrivals are in most need of assistance to settle successfully in Australia, what their particular needs are, and how to best target policy and programmes to meet those needs. The National Framework for Settlement Planning was launched in March 2006.
See: Settlement Planning Framework (490KB PDF file)
Community Profiles
Community Profiles provide information on key groups of entrants under Australia's Humanitarian Programme. The Community Profiles have been developed to assist service providers to understand the backgrounds, experiences and likely settlement needs of new arrivals within these groups.
See: Community Profiles
Regional Settlement
To assist the department in the successful long-term settlement of humanitarian entrants in regional Australia, research into the settlement experiences of humanitarian entrants was undertaken in five regional locations in 2006-07. To view the report:
See: Evaluation of Regional Settlement in Australia (480KB PDF file)
The department has responsibility for identifying regional towns that have the potential to support humanitarian settlement and where appropriate establishing settlement in those towns. For more information on the department's approach to identifying new regional locations
See: Process for Establishing New Regional Humanitarian Settlement Locations (40KB PDF file)
The Government introduced a small funding initiative in the 2007 Federal Budget to improve the sustainability of humanitarian settlement in regional areas by building capacity in regional towns. The funding forms part of the Australian Government’s broad approach to assisting the settlement of humanitarian entrants. For more information on the Regional Settlement funded projects
See:
Regional Settlement funded projects 2007-08
Regional Settlement funded projects 2008-09
An evaluation of humanitarian settlement in Shepparton, Victoria was completed in March 2007. To view the report:
See: Shepparton Regional Humanitarian Settlement Pilot (308KB PDF file)
An evaluation of humanitarian settlement in Mount Gambier, South Australia has recently been completed. To view the report:
See: Mount Gambier Regional Humanitarian Settlement Pilot (393KB PDF file)
An evaluation of humanitarian settlement in Ballarat, Victoria has recently been completed. To view the report:
See: Ballarat Regional Humanitarian Settlement Pilot (497KB PDF file)
Settlement Reports
The department provides a range of settlement reports to inform stakeholders about new arrivals to Australia. They provide information about demographic trends as well as the settlement needs of migrants and humanitarian entrants.
See: Settlement Reports