Publications, Research & Statistics

Settlement Publications


You can access various settlement-related publications from this page.

Settlement Planning

Settlement Planning has a number of reports and publications that provide information on new arrivals including: settlement numbers and locations; needs of humanitarian entrants; profiles of communities and humanitarian settlement trends.
See: Settlement Planning

General publications

The table below lists several general settlement publications.

Publication Link
Empowering Refugees
A Good Practice Guide to Humanitarian Settlement.
Empowering Refugees
Basic Interpreting Skills Training
Investigating the Coordination of Basic Interpreting Skills Training for Potential Interpreters in Small and Emerging Community Languages.
Basic Interpreting Skills Training (366KB PDF file)
The Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training in the Australian Context The Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training in the Australian Context (November 2006)
New Beginnings
A comprehensive statistical and descriptive account of the Australian Government's role in humanitarian resettlement.
New Beginnings (934KB PDF file)
Beginning a Life in Australia booklets
Information for each state and territory in English and 37 community languages
Beginning a Life in Australia booklets
Evaluation of Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS) Evaluation of Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS) (350KB PDF file)
Australia's Support for Humanitarian Entrants 2004-05 Australia's Support for Humanitarian Entrants 2004-05
A New Country - A New Life Information Kit A New Country - a New Life Information Kit (274KB PDF file)

Publications by state/territory offices

The table below lists publications that have been produced by the Victorian state office.

Publication Link
Pathways and Transitions:
Post-compulsory Education, Work and Refugee Young People (2008)
A report and resources produced by the Post-compulsory Education Working Group of the Victorian Settlement Planning Committee, which aims to contribute to the development of programs for refugee young people as they navigate pathways from education to work.

Pathways and Transitions: Post-compulsory Education, Work and Refugee Young People (774KB PDF File)

Appendix to Pathways and Transitions: Post-compulsory Education, Work and Refugee Young People (table of programs and pathways chart) (216KB PDF File)

Overview of Government Entitlements in Victoria Poster
A comprehensive overview of the major government services, programmes and benefits that visa holders are able to access.
Overview of Government Entitlements in Victoria Poster
DiVersified (Autumn Edition 2008) DiVersified (Autumn Edition 2008) (652KB PDF file)
DiVersified (Winter Edition 2007) DiVersified (Winter Edition 2007) (1380KB PDF file)
Victorian Welcome Toolbox
The Victorian Welcome Toolbox is now available to all rural and regional settlement stakeholders in Victoria
Victorian Welcome Toolbox (553KB PDF file)
Good Practice Principles Guide for Working with Refugee Young People Good Practice Principles Guide for Working with Refugee Young People (633KB PDF file)
Building Pathways: Resources to Support Transitions for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds (2007) Building Pathways: Resources to Support Transitions for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds (2007)
VSPC Annual Report 2005 VSPC Annual Report 2005 (480KB PDF file)
The Resource Gateway (Introduction) The Resource Gateway (Introduction)

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) publications

See also: Multicultural Publications