Continuous Survey of Australia's Migrants

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is undertaking a survey of new Family and Skill stream migrants.

This survey will report every six months on their experiences in the Australian labour market, issues regarding housing satisfaction and affordability, and their access to and use of community and government services.

The information collected from these migrants will provide DIAC and other Commonwealth and State agencies with an evidence based formula to test whether current policy is meeting its objectives and to fine-tune policy parameters where necessary. The last comprehensive survey of this kind, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia, was commissioned by DIAC in 2006 and its outcomes have been used as the basis of several Australian and international studies on migrant outcomes.

More information and a sample copy of the survey is available on the department's website.
See:
Fact Sheet: The Continuous Survey of Australia's Migrants (211KB PDF file)
Sample Survey Form: Survey of Recent Migrants to Australia (792KB PDF file)