Health
Summary of findings for LSIA 2
Long term health conditions are a significant issue with Humanitarian migrants - over a third of Primary Applicants from this group had at least one long term medical condition. In comparison, only about 7% of other migrants had long term health problems.
The general health of Humanitarian migrants is worse also. In Wave 1 and Wave 2, only around 70% of Primary Applicants from the Humanitarian group said they were in good or very good health compared with 93% of Primary Applicants from other groups. They also visit the doctor more often - an average of 1.2 visits per month per Primary Applicant. This is more than double the rate for Primary Applicants from other groups.
Selected LSIA 1 comparisons
| LSIA 1 | LSIA 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave 1 |
Wave 3 |
Wave 1 |
Wave 2 |
|
| Proportion with at least one long-term medical condition | ||||
| Preferential Family/Family Stream | 7% | 14% | 8% | 9% |
| Concessional Family/Skilled-Australia Linked | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Business Skills & Employer Nomination Scheme | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Independent | 1% | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Humanitarian | 14% | 26% | 35% | 43% |
| Proportion in poor or very poor health | ||||
| Preferential Family/Family Stream | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Concessional Family/Skilled-Australia Linked | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Business Skills & Employer Nomination Scheme | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Independent | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Humanitarian | 4% | 1% | 11% | 14% |
Tables and charts for LSIA 2
There are four tables and charts available in PDF format:
- Primary Applicants with at least one long-term medical condition at Wave 1 & 2 (chart)
- Average Visits to the doctor in last 4 weeks, Wave 1 & Wave 2 : Primary Applicant (chart)
- Acquired medical conditions, Wave 1 & Wave 2 : Primary Applicants (chart)
- Current perceived health, Wave 1 & Wave 2: Primary Applicant