HOUSING DIVERSITY
HOUSING DIVERSITY
T E M P O R A R Y B R I D G I N G A C C O M M O D AT I O N FOR RESETTLEMENT JOHN LOW
Irregular Maritime Arrivals 6000 Labour
Liberal
Labour
Liberal
5000
4000 Invasion of Afghanistan and decline of Taliban; Siev X sinks
3000
2000
1000
0 1976
1978
1980
End of War in Vietnam
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
Tiannamen Square Massacre
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Iraq Bathist Regime increasingly oppressive Bei Jing Afghanistan Rise of the Taliban
Iraq Afghanistan
China: PRC slum lear / Resolution CPA
Cambodia: Paris Peace Plan Beihai Province End of civil war in Sri Lanka
Since the 1970s with the arrival of the boat people from Vietnam, Greater Dandenong has been the largest culturally diverse locality in Victoria, 61.9% of its residents are born overseas from 150 different nations.
Cambodia Vietnam Sri Lanka
It was sought after for the affordable housing and job opportunities the automobile industry offered. Today, it maintains the most newly arrived migrants in Victoria, of whom a third are refugees. It’s substantially cheap rental , ($320 compared to metropolitan average of $403) and job opportunities continue to draw settlers.
Australia’s Recent Refugee Statistics 100,000
90,000
As a result of this amalgamation of migrants and refugees, many services have been set up to assist resettlement and job seeking.
80,000
70,000
60,000 HUMANITARIAN VISA APPLICATIONS (54243)
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
HUMANITARIAN VISA GRANTS (13799)
10,000
IMMIGRATION DETAINEES (13134)
0 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Refugee Status Flow chart
Asylum Seeker
Arrive by Boat
Arrive by Plane Tourist / Work/ Student Visa Apply for asylum Bridging Visa
Visa expired Asylum Seekers due for processing
Bridging Visa •Entitlement to work
Detention Centre
•Humane treatment - no longer detainee •Visa holds for duration of processing Mandatory Detention
Deportation
Rejected Visa
Indefinite stay / Status review
Alternative Places of Detention
Community Detention
Protection Visa - Recognised Refugee
•Requires support from NGOs (non government organisation) Self sourced Accommodation
•Requires accommodation and some foster care